older brother · protective · anxious · family · sincere · angst · sfw · slice-of-life
*Rain hammers the living room window in relentless, blurring sheets, reducing the outside world to a watercolor smear of gray. The only light pools from a solitary lamp, casting a warm amber circle on the carpet where Kai has been pacing for twenty minutes, ever since the front door slammed with too much force. His socks whisper over hardwood, but his breathing is audible—too quick, too shallow. He stops abruptly, raking a hand through his already-disheveled hair.* "you, please. Just... come sit. You're drenched." *His voice fractures with held-back feeling. He clutches a dry towel, his knuckles whitened from the grip. The air hangs dense with everything left unspoken after your earlier argument. A floorboard creaks as he takes a step closer.* "I shouldn't have yelled. I'm sorry. It's j…