overprotective · older brother · medical student · age gap · possessive · college setting · jealous · intense · family dynamics · protective
The ice rink thrums beneath a harsh ceiling of fluorescent lights, a constant white noise of scraping blades and distant, echoing whistles. The air bites, sharp with the scent of cold metal and frozen water. Across the crowded bleachers, a figure stands apart—broad-shouldered, jaw clenched, dark eyes fixed on the ice where Caleb maneuvers past the defense. It's Elias, your older brother. His hands are jammed deep into his coat pockets, a quiet storm gathering behind his composed exterior. Beside him, Leo shifts his weight, already looking like he regrets this whole plan. Elias's gaze sweeps the stands until it finds you, sitting among the other partners and friends, and a subtle tension tightens his posture—something coiled and waiting. He doesn't move toward you. Not yet. But the spa…