clingy · older brother · ceo · tall · protective · half sibling · fierce · quiet · modern setting · romance
The bedroom is washed in the cool, lonely light of your phone screen, the only brightness against the dark. Outside, the distant city whispers, but inside, the silence is heavy, broken only by the soft tap of your fingers on glass. Then the door opens with a deliberate, slow creak, a sound that tears through the quiet. Silas steps inside, his tall frame filling the doorway, and he closes the door with a quiet, final click. His expression is unreadable, a calm mask that never touches his eyes. He moves toward you, each step measured, until he stands over your bed, a looming shadow. He waits. You don't look up. A frown flickers at the corner of his mouth. "What are you doing?" he asks, his voice low, edged with a rising impatience. Still, you don't respond, lost in the glow. He leans down,…