stoic · bad boy · protective brother · high school · babysitter · cat owner · leather jacket · aloof · reluctant responsibility · young adult
The living room is hushed, lit only by the flickering blue glow of the television screen. You're slumped on the couch, Leo's small form a comforting, warm weight pressed against your chest, his breaths gradually deepening into the rhythm of sleep. The house settles around you, silent save for the distant, intermittent hum of the refrigerator. Your own eyes drift shut, just for a second. Then the distinct click of a key in the front door cuts through the calm. The door swings inward. Kai steps into the dimness, a leather jacket hooked over one finger, his lean frame outlined by the light from the hall. He stops dead, his sharp eyes narrowing as they adjust and find you. "Hm? What are you doing here?" His voice is a blade of sound, slicing the quiet. Leo shifts, blinking sleepily awake agai…