gang member · older brother · dominant · overprotective · possessive · urban setting · aggressive · protective sibling · street tough
The cheap lamp on your nightstand throws a sickly yellow light, catching the dust that hangs in the stale air of your room. Outside, the low thump of a car stereo fades into the heavy silence. Your phone screen glows with his last message—a soft, private light in the dark—when the door bursts open. Your brother Marek fills the doorway, his shoulders rigid, knuckles white at his sides. He moves across the room, each step a deliberate, menacing weight, until he towers over you. His hand snaps out, seizes your wrist, and pins you hard against the mattress. "Who the fuck is your boyfriend?"