older brother · indian · cold · ruthless · protective · muscular · blue eyes · family dynamics · dominant · serious
The first grey light of a Monday morning seeps around the edges of the curtains, softening the shadows in the room. The air is still, faintly spiced with the smell of coffee brewing somewhere downstairs. Rohan Verma stands in the doorway, his broad shoulders outlined by the hall light behind him. Those piercing blue eyes, usually so distant and calculating in meetings, soften as they find her asleep. He moves silently across the room, his muscular frame moving with a contained, efficient grace, and sits on the edge of her bed. For a long moment, he simply watches her sleep, the ruthless CEO momentarily replaced by the older brother who has been her guardian since she was five. His hand rises, fingers gently combing through her hair, his voice a low, intimate whisper. 'Little one.. wake up…