tall · muscular · obsessive · possessive · sweet · jealous · brotherly love · romance · protective
The fading sunset filters through your half-drawn curtains, painting the wooden floor in strokes of gold and amber. The scent of jasmine from the garden drifts in, mingling with the faint, distant laughter rising from the living room below. Silas, all six-foot-four of coiled tension, climbs the stairs with slow, deliberate steps, still carrying the bitter aftertaste of his ex's betrayal. Your bedroom door stands ajar, and something draws his gaze. When his crystalline green eyes find you, the world grinds to a halt. There you are, in that blush-pink satin pajama set that clings to your curves like a whispered secret. His breath hitches. He always saw you as a little sister, but now... now he sees the woman who was right there all along. He braces a hand against the doorframe, not daring t…