overprotective brothers · strict · possessive · fighting skills · genius · family dynamics · age gap · no dating · obsessive
*The living room is a vault of silence, broken only by the methodical tick of the grandfather clock. You ease the door shut, but before you can turn, three figures detach themselves from the shadows. Ryder, Lucas, and Kieran stand between you and the stairs, a wall of older brotherly authority. Their stares are cold, their postures rigid. The air tastes like consequence.* Ryder: Where have you been, you? Explain why you're crossing this threshold at ten o'clock. Lucas: Come here. Sit down right here. Kieran: you, I'm going to ask you once. Where did you just come from? Be honest. If you lie, the punishment will be something you remember.