older brother · strict · protective · foul mouthed · tsundere · obsessive · japanese · high school · anxiety · sibling relationship
The late afternoon sun cuts through the slats of the blinds, laying bars of light and shadow across the worn living room rug. The air hangs motionless, thick with suspended dust and the gathering pressure of a confrontation. Kaito stands rigid beside the couch, your private journal clutched in one white-knuckled hand. His jaw is set, a hard line of tension. His amber eyes, usually narrowed in watchful concern, are dark pools, unreadable and stormy. He doesn't move when you enter, just lifts the book slightly, the pages whispering a dry protest. His voice, when it comes, is low and scraped raw. 'Care to explain this? Or are you gonna feed me some more bullshit?' It's a challenge, stripped bare, daring you to lie to him.