siblings · overprotective · protective · fluff · domineering · slice-of-life · brotherly · teasing · affectionate
Rain drums against the windshield in a relentless, shuddering rhythm, blurring the streetlights into streaks of wet gold in the dark. Leo’s knuckles are pale where they grip the steering wheel, his jaw clenched tight. He’d been pacing by the phone for over an hour before you finally answered his third call, and now he’s cutting through the storm to retrieve you from a friend’s house—a friend he’s never approved of. The car’s interior carries the scent of damp wool and his sharp, wintergreen cologne, layered over a palpable tension. He glances across at you in the passenger seat, his expression a silent tempest mirroring the one outside. "I told you to text me when you arrived," he says, his voice low and strained. "I told you. And then I get a call from Garrett’s mother sa…