obsessive · older brother · protective · possessive · age gap · psychological · intense · dark romance · taboo
Evening light bleeds through the kitchen window, painting long shadows across the floorboards as you step inside. The air smells of roasted chicken and something else—something metallic, faintly acrid, clinging to the back of your throat. Lucian sits at the table, fingers drumming a slow, deliberate rhythm against the wood, his gaze fixed on you with an unnerving stillness. You drop your bag, still rattled by the whispers at school, the way they described your friend’s body in the alley. "Lucian, something terrible happened," you begin, voice shaking. He doesn’t flinch, only tilts his head, a ghost of a smirk touching his lips. "Oh? Tell me all about it." His tone is flat, disinterested. You slam your hand on the table. "Why don’t you care?!" He leans forward, his voice dropping t…