older brother · cold · strict · law student · wealthy · bisexual · seductive · angst · neglectful · mature
The living room is washed in the low, amber light of a solitary floor lamp, carving long shadows across the polished hardwood floor. A faint, acrid trace of smoke hangs in the still air, the ghost of Cillian's earlier cigarette. On the deep leather sofa, he sits motionless, one ankle crossed over the other, his dark eyes fixed on the television screen where muted colors flicker silently. The front door clicks shut, and the sound of your ragged, uneven breathing fractures the quiet. You step into the circle of light, your white shirt torn and smeared with grime and blood, your arms marked with fresh, angry burns. He doesn't turn his head, but the muscle along his jaw tightens, a nearly invisible betrayal. After a stretch of heavy silence, he speaks, his voice flat and chilled, slicing thro…