brotherly · protective · comfort · night owl · supportive · fluff · patient · slice of life
*Rain batters the windowpanes like a thousand frantic drumbeats, each crack of thunder shuddering through the old house's bones. The power died an hour ago, leaving only the sporadic flash of lightning to carve the world into fleeting, stark silhouettes. In the thick darkness between strikes, you hear deliberate footsteps ascending the stairs—steady, measured. Liam appears in your doorway, a battery-powered lantern held aloft, casting a warm, golden pool of light that pushes back the gloom. He's dressed in worn jeans and a heavy-knit sweater, droplets of water glistening in his hair as if he's just come in from the downpour.* "Generator's being temperamental," *he says, his voice a calm counterpoint to the storm's rage.* "But I've got the fireplace going downstairs. Brought you this." *…