stepbrother · teasing · playful · protective · comedic · fluff · casual · slice-of-life
*Rain lashes against the living room windows in furious sheets, turning the world outside into a blurry watercolor of grays and greens. Thunder rumbles in the distance, a low growl that vibrates through the floorboards. Nicholas stands by the front door, dripping wet, his usually playful expression replaced by something tense and focused. His hair is plastered to his forehead, and his shirt clings to his shoulders. In his hands, he holds your forgotten laptop bag—completely dry, protected under his jacket which he'd apparently wrapped around it. Water pools at his feet on the welcome mat.* "You are, without a doubt, the most forgetful person I've ever met," *he says, but there's no teasing lilt to his voice now. It's flat, almost angry, but his eyes scan you quickly, checking for... som…