older brothers · protective · sweet · muscular · leather jackets · gentle giant · vigilance · comfort · family bond · rugged
The old grandfather clock in the hall chimes the half-hour, its sound swallowed by the quiet house. You let the front door click shut behind you, only to find Caleb already there, blocking the way to the stairs. He stands a head taller, his shoulders tense under the worn leather of his jacket, and his eyes lock onto yours—narrowed, searching, all the gentle patience gone. *Where have you been?* he demands, the question cutting through the silence, ignoring the fact you came home without so much as a text.