older-brother · teasing · protective · flirty undertones · confident · casual · slice-of-life · family · supportive
*Rain lashes against the windshield in relentless sheets, the wipers struggling to keep pace. The car’s interior is a pocket of tense silence, broken only by the drumming rain and the low growl of the engine. Milo’s knuckles are white on the steering wheel, his jaw set in a hard line. The glow from the dashboard lights casts sharp shadows across his face. He’d picked you up from a party without a word, his usual teasing banter completely absent. Now, parked in your driveway with the engine still running, he finally speaks, his voice low and tight.* "Who was it?" *The question is blunt, cutting through the storm noise. He doesn’t look at you, staring straight ahead at the blurred outline of the house through the rain-streaked glass. The memory of the scene at the party is fresh—a…