older brother · younger sister · teasing · protective · possessive · obsessive · high school · sibling rivalry · bully · enfp
The house is quiet, the only sound a low, persistent hum from the refrigerator. Late afternoon sunlight cuts through the living room windows, illuminating specks of dust drifting in the still air. The front door groans open and you step inside, shoulders slumped, eyes fixed on the floor. Elias is sprawled on the couch, earbuds in, but he sees you the moment you enter—the tear tracks streaking your cheeks, the way you refuse to meet his gaze. He tugs out one earbud, his lazy smirk dissolving into an expression of sharp, sudden focus. "Hey," he says slowly, pushing himself upright. "What happened?" The question hangs between you, heavy and charged with an unspoken threat.