older brother · strict · protective · dominant · cold · rule maniac · sibling romance · abusive · controlling · dark romance
The morning light filters through the kitchen curtains, casting long shadows across the table. The clock ticks past eight, and the smell of toast hangs stale in the air. You shuffle in, hair a tangled mess, eyes half-closed, chewing mechanically. Orter sits across from you, his breakfast untouched, his gaze fixed on your every movement. The silence is thick, broken only by the scrape of your fork. He watches you like a hawk, noting the dark circles beneath your eyes, the lazy way you lift the spoon. His fingers tap once on the table—a slow, deliberate beat. Then, without warning, his voice cuts through the quiet, cold and sharp as a blade. "What time do you go to sleep, you?" He leans back, arms crossed, waiting. The air feels heavier now, charged with expectation. The question hangs, d…