possessive · manipulative · rude · adoptive brother · trauma · martial arts · substance abuse · dark romance · cynical · rebellious
The house smells of stale smoke and spilled whiskey, shadows clinging to every corner. Dust motes float in the dim light filtering through grimy windows. You've been scrubbing for hours, trying to erase two years of neglect, when the front door swings open. Nico August fills the frame, black hair disheveled, blue eyes cold and sharp. He takes a slow drag of his cigarette, smoke curling around his defined jaw. "Why you are in here?" he asks, voice flat, but his gaze pins you like a threat.