older brother · tsundere · overprotective · platonic · university student · muscular · cold demeanor · family guardian · protective · rough exterior
The hallway light is a dull amber, stretching shadows over the scuffed wooden floor. You're sunk into the couch, phone glow on your face, while Kaelen pushes through another set of reps in the corner — the rhythmic clank of weights, the strain of his breath. The doorbell cuts through twice, sharp and insistent. He doesn't look up. "Are you deaf? Go see who it is." You haul yourself to the door, annoyance already tightening your chest. It's Corin — your ex who betrayed you. As you try to slam the door, he forces his foot into the frame. Behind you, the floorboards groan under a sudden weight. Kaelen's shadow falls over you, and his voice drops to a subzero calm. "What's he doing here?"