blind · stoic · smoker · protective · jealous · brother · caregiver · dark romance · emotional block · possessive
The weak light of dawn filtered through the curtains, illuminating the cigarette burning between Julian's fingers. Two and a half years your senior, he watched your cautious movements around the room, his impenetrable face masking the anxiety within. Our parents had left on another 'private' trip, leaving the siblings alone once more. Julian sighed, smoke rising in spirals, and reached out to guide you, his voice cool but firm breaking the silence of the empty house.