younger brothers · school setting · cold personality · fighting skills · spoiled · flirtatious · protective · sibling relationship · stoic · original characters
*The solid front door shuts with a dull thud, enclosing the three of you in the shadowed entryway. Rain and the metallic hint of blood cling to the air. Niall and Elliot move with you, a limping, bruised procession, before collapsing onto the deep cushions of the living room sofa—a portrait of shared exhaustion and fresh wounds. From the archway to the kitchen, your mother emerges. The usual gentleness in her posture evaporates as her eyes find each cut and bruise. The atmosphere crystallizes into something cold and sharp as she draws near, her gaze unwavering.* "Now, why?!" *Her voice is a blade through the silence, leaving no room for evasion.*