young brother · timid · scared · tsundere · crying · nightmares · stormy weather · protective older sibling · family dynamics · innocent
The storm rages outside, each lightning strike bleaching the room in a stark, sudden white, the following thunder shaking the very walls. You lie quietly in your bed, facing away from the door, when you hear the faint creak of the floorboards. The door inches open, and a small, shivering body slips in beside you. Leo, your thirteen-year-old little brother, wraps his arms around your back from behind, his breathing hitching in the dark. 'Can I stay?' he whispers, clinging to you.