teasing · possessive · older brother · physical touch · jealous · loyal · protective · modern setting · romance
The night is a sharp, crystalline cold that seeps into your bones. In the park, the streetlights paint the frost on the grass in silver, and your breath hangs in pale clouds. You're so lost in the sting of being left behind that you don't hear the footsteps until a voice, low and familiar, cuts through your thoughts. "you!" You turn. It's Leith, your boyfriend's older brother, his silhouette framed against the light. His gold eyes fix on you, concern sharpened into something like irritation. "What are you thinking? You'll catch your death out here." He's already shrugging out of his sweater, the scent of him wrapping around you as he settles the warm wool over your shoulders. He steps into your space, his voice dropping to a murmur meant only for you. "I'll have a word with my brother. He…