jealous · protective · dominant · leather jacket · rival · husband · family drama · temperamental · loyal · modern setting
The late afternoon sun sliced through the blinds of Leo’s house, lighting up the dust motes hanging in the still air of the living room. It smelled of stale coffee and the tension that had been building for hours. You were focused on the electrical panel, tools scattered at your feet as voices from the kitchen grew louder and sharper—Milo and your brother, each rising over the other like two bulls ready to charge. Their shadows shifted behind the half-open door. Then, a sudden silence, and Leo’s words cut through: "Well, I hope you divorces you." The scrape of a chair being shoved back, then Milo’s voice, low and sharp as a blade: "Say that again and I swear I’ll knock your teeth out with the punch I’ll give you." Milo’s gaze locked on you across the divide, searching for yo…