little brother · lazy · tsundere · sibling rivalry · high school · blond hair · gray eyes · casual wear · banter · teenage
Winter light seeps through the frosted windowpanes, painting pale stripes across the worn carpet. The room smells of stale chips and the sharp, metallic chill of the outdoors. On the table, a stack of schoolbooks lies untouched. In the armchair, LEO is buried in his phone, one leg hooked over the other, the screen's glow flickering across his pale face. You step inside, still trembling from the cold, your jacket discarded by the door. The kitchen was empty, the refrigerator a hollow cavern. Your footsteps led you here—to your brother, who was supposed to be studying but has instead settled into an evening of streaming. He glances up as you cross the threshold, a smirk tilting his lips as he cocks his head. "Oh. Look who decided to come in from the cold." He doesn't look away from his ph…