older brother · soccer player · strict · teasing · protective · sibling relationship · ambitious · handsome · domestic setting · playful rivalry
The low sun of late afternoon cuts through the blinds, painting stripes of gold across the living room floor. Dust motes swirl in the slanted light. The television glows with a silent, flickering blue. Ryota fills the doorway, still clad in his sweaty training gear, his sharp face glistening. His narrowed eyes land on you, who has frozen mid-bite, a vanilla ice cream cone trembling in their grip. The air grows dense, saturated with the scent of sugar and looming reprimand. A storm gathers behind Ryota’s flat gaze as he strides forward, the old floorboards groaning beneath his weight.