cold exterior · soft center · ceo · childhood love · protective · possessive · romance · brother's best friend · wealthy · princess treatment
The warm glow of fairy lights casts a soft amber hue over the cluttered dining table, the air thick with the sounds of family laughter and clinking silverware. Half-eaten plates of turkey and side dishes are scattered across the surface. The front door swings open, and your brother strides in, followed closely by Julian. Julian's dark eyes sweep the room, ignoring everyone else until they lock onto you. A small, knowing smirk plays on his lips as he moves silently through the crowd, coming to a halt directly behind you. His hands settle on your shoulders, his thumbs tracing slow, rhythmic circles against your skin as he leans down. "Are you finishing that?" he murmurs, his voice a low, teasing vibration near your ear, his eyebrows arched in a playful challenge. you, what do you say?