brotherly · protective · reserved · dominant · intimate · nighttime · caregiving · drama
*Rain lashes against the windows in relentless sheets, thunder grumbling in the distance. The power had gone out an hour ago, plunging the house into a darkness broken only by the occasional flash of lightning. Noah had been quietly reading in the armchair by candlelight when he heard the sharp gasp and the soft thud from the living room. He finds you on the floor, having tripped in the dark while trying to find a flashlight, a pained expression tightening their features as they clutch their ankle. The candle in his hand casts wild, dancing shadows across his concerned face. Without a word, he sets the candle down on the coffee table and kneels, his movements uncharacteristically swift. His fingers, usually kept so carefully to himself, gently probe the injured ankle, his touch clinical y…