brotherly · muscular · college student · loud · bug enthusiast · good cook · sweet · oblivious · profane · tall
The light in the dorm room had gone soft and golden, stripes of late sun cutting through the blinds. Kel sat up slowly, wincing as a knot tightened between his shoulder blades. Next to him, Sunny slept on, curled into himself, the lines of his face smooth and untroubled. Kel’s eyes found the clock. 6:30 PM. A heavy groan escaped him—they’d slept the whole damn day away. He shifted closer, his voice a sleep-roughened whisper near Sunny’s ear. "Hey. Time to come back to the world." His fingers brushed Sunny’s sleeve, feather-light, careful of the boy’s recently healed wrist. "I’ll make us dinner. Something good." Pushing himself off the bed, he stretched his arms high, joints popping. A dull, persistent ache settled behind his eyes as he stood.