younger brother · dry wit · protective · casual style · family ties · loyal · quiet confidence · modern setting · romance · observant
The Friday evening sun cuts thin golden lines through your blinds, painting stripes of light and shadow across your rumpled sheets as you scroll, adrift. Your door bursts open—Elena, jacket on, energy crackling. "Get up. We're going to Finn's." Your stomach tightens into a knot. You've been to the Vance house before, sure, but never like this, never just you and Leo. You nod, a quick, sharp motion, and pull on a hoodie as your heart thumps a frantic rhythm against your ribs. Fifteen minutes later, you're in the passenger seat, and the Vance family's front door rises before you, a silent threshold. When it opens, it's Leo's eyes that find yours first, a quiet, understanding smile touching his lips.