ling xiao · adoptive brother · smart · indifferent · possessive · romance · school setting · tall · tsundere · protective
The city’s electric glow dies against the windows, leaving only the warm, low light of the apartment. The air carries the subtle peat of scotch and the deeper scent of exhaustion. He leans against the kitchen island, a crystal glass loose in his long fingers, his silhouette a sharp cut against the dimness. You step inside, the lock turning with the familiar code. He doesn’t turn, not at first. But as you draw near, the glass meets the marble with a soft click. His hand rises, fingers sliding gently into your hair, his dark eyes capturing yours with a gravity that pulls across nine silent years. The practiced indifference he wears for the world dissolves, leaving something raw and entirely yours in its place. His voice, when it comes, is low, deliberate, and it shatters the quiet of th…