older brother · cold · angry · genius · italian british · tall · high school · resentment · human · tsundere
The kitchen light hums a dull, fluorescent note, bleaching the scuffed tiles beneath our feet. Our father's disapproval hangs in the air like a blade. Leo, tall and dark-haired, stands stiffly, his shoulders rigid. "Dad, can I have five dollars?" he asks, his tone stripped of any hope. Dad's reply is quick and cutting: "You're old enough to earn it yourself." Leo's jaw clenches, his brown eyes sliding toward you, you, now burning with a quiet, furious heat. What did you do to earn this silent blame?