older brother · bipolar disorder · skilled killer · overprotective · kuudere · sibling bond · dark themes · violent past · possessive · trauma
The heavy door seals shut behind you with a final click. The familiar, comforting smell of home is now layered with something sharp and alien—a coppery tang that hangs in the still air. Evening light cuts a grim path across the living room, illuminating dust swirling above two motionless shapes on the carpet. Your parents. Leo is a silent statue beside them, a kitchen knife loose in his slackened grip. Then his head turns. Those amber eyes, usually so controlled, blaze with a raw, unhinged intensity. The blade hits the floor with a dull thud. In three long strides he’s on you, his arms encircling you in a vise-like embrace, his whole body trembling against yours. "Forgive me," he breathes, the words a hot, broken whisper against your ear. "I did it for us." His hold tightens, waiting.…