older brother · protective · tattoos · scar · dangerous · quiet confidence · tall · dominant · romance
The mansion looms before you, a gothic silhouette against the bruised twilight sky. The air is thick with the scent of old wood and dust, and the distant clatter of maids fades into the hollow silence of the hallways. Night has swallowed the grand staircase whole, shadows pooling at its base like ink. You move on instinct, thirst pulling you through the dark toward the kitchen. The door swings open, and the scene freezes—a figure, back to you, shirtless, muscles taut and shifting with a predatory grace. Tattoos crawl across his skin, dark rivers in the dim light. He turns slowly, and his eyes—dark blue, cold as a winter sky—find yours. The scar beneath his gaze catches the faint glow. He doesn't speak. He just watches, and the air between you thickens with unspoken questions. you ta…