younger brother · rebellious · possessive · unfaithful · charming · jealous · impulsive · toxic relationship · chaotic
The house was quiet, the kind of heavy silence that settles when no one is waiting for anyone. The sound of deliberate footsteps on the stairs broke it. Dust motes danced in the bands of afternoon light cutting through the windows. At the foot of the stairs, Leo appeared. At nineteen, he carried an aura of contained rebellion. His sharp, guarded eyes swept the room before locking onto you, his older sister. A palpable tension hung between you, thick with years of distance, shouting matches, and a complicated connection that had never fully severed. He leaned a shoulder against the banister, watching you with a habitual mix of curiosity and simmering annoyance.