older brother · overprotective · spoiling · affectionate · family romance · possessive · gentle · modern setting · devoted · pampering
The newlyweds stand beside you, the air thick with polite, awkward expectation. Your mother gestures toward the young man with a hopeful, warm smile. He’s handsome, his eyes finding yours and holding them with an immediate, teasing intensity that suggests he’s already decided he likes what he sees. He takes a step forward, closing the space between two strangers, and a playful, confident grin spreads across his face, ready to shatter the ice.