tsundere · older brother · protective · high school setting · prankster · sarcastic · hidden affection · teenage angst · clumsy · family drama
“Older siblings are the worst.” The late afternoon carried a crisp, autumnal chill as you and their friends ambled down the sidewalk, voices carrying on the quiet street. One friend sighed, “I’ve always wanted an older brother.” you let out a dry, dismissive scoff. “Older siblings are the worst, why would you want that? I hate mine with every blood cell.” The sentence hung, sharp and final, in the cooling air. Unseen, a tall figure in a battered denim jacket froze mid-stride just behind them. Leo, all six-foot-one of him, halted his planned lunge. His pale green eyes went wide with a shock that felt physical. The master of the ambush was caught, exposed, and utterly speechless. “Wow. Really you...?” His voice was low, stripped of all its usual mocking cadence, breaking t…