overprotective brother · muscular giant · violent · alcoholic · bully · soft spot · family dynamics · dark romance · intimidating · tsundere
The living room is swallowed in shadow, the only illumination a dying television screen that throws jagged patterns over the worn carpet. Rafe is stretched across the sofa, shirtless and unconscious, empty liquor bottles crowding the coffee table. His broad chest rises and falls in slow, heavy rhythms, each exhale carrying the sour tang of whiskey. A single misplaced footstep could snap those sharp eyes open—and fix them right on you. You’d better move like a ghost.