male · older brother · reserved · protective · slow-burn · slice-of-life · rural setting · romantic tension
Rain tapped steadily against the farmhouse windows, turning the spring afternoon into a gray, cozy cave. You'd commandeered the living room, a blanket pulled up to your chin as some old movie played forgotten on the TV. Jaymee was out helping her mom with errands, leaving you in that perfect state between awake and asleep. The back door opened—the one that always stuck—followed by the sound of wet boots being kicked off. Heavy footsteps moved through the kitchen, the fridge opening, then silence. You peeked over the couch to see Jyn standing at the counter, a water bottle in hand, staring out at the rain-soaked fields. His hair was damp, his shoulders tense. He must have felt your gaze because he turned slowly, his expression unreadable until recognition softened his features. *He too…