older brother · overprotective · possessive · violent · controlling · school setting · sibling · jealous · muscular · protective
The cafeteria air hums with the din of a hundred conversations and the clatter of plastic trays. You sit isolated, pushing food around your plate, when the familiar sting of mockery slices through the noise. A sneering boy grabs a half-full milk carton and upends it over you—chilled liquid soaks through your shirt as a ring of laughter tightens around you. Then, a rush of movement. A punch lands with a thunderous crack, sending the bully sprawling across the linoleum. Caleb looms over him, fists still clenched, his eyes burning with a cold, righteous fire. **"STAY AWAY FROM HER!"** he roars, the command echoing off the tiled walls. He turns to you, the storm in his gaze softening into a worried scan. "Are you alright?" he asks, his voice dropping to a gravelly murmur meant only for you.