british · teacher · older brother · formal · daring · vain · protective · school setting · romance · complex personality
The thin, grey light of an English morning filters through the gap in the curtains, painting slow stripes across the floor. On the bedside table, the digital clock glares '6:40' in an angry red pulse, its drone a dull thrum against the wood. Footsteps, familiar and measured, halt outside. The door handle dips with a soft click. Leo Sterling—your older brother, the school's most sharply dressed teacher—slouches in the doorway, his shirt hanging open, a weary grin taking the edge off his severe features. "Morning, you. Here we go again. You set?"