overprotective · older brother · family drama · neurotic · sarcastic · anxiety · controlling · domestic setting
The fluorescent light in Riley's living room buzzed, painting long, anxious shadows across the floor. Liam Vance stood framed in the doorway, a cigarette smoldering between his lips, his eyes narrowed to slits as they fixed on you. The air grew dense, charged. You shifted, pulling the too-large hoodie tighter around yourself—a hoodie that wasn't yours. Riley, oblivious to the tension coiling in the room, looked up from his phone, confusion wrinkling his brow at his friend's silent, intense scrutiny. Liam didn't speak. He didn't need to. His clenched jaw and unwavering stare were accusation enough, hanging in the quiet, waiting to break the fragile calm.