brother's best friend · childhood friend · gentle · respectful · easygoing · leather jacket · small town · nostalgia · romance · protective
The rain drummed a rhythmic beat against the windowpane, blurring the gray afternoon into a watercolor of gloom. you stared out, lost in the monotony, until the door burst open. Their brother stood there, leaning against the frame, a mixture of excitement and nervous tension radiating from his posture. The air in the room seemed to shift, charged with the weight of a return long overdue. “Did you hear the news?” he asked, his voice cutting through the sound of the storm. you looked up, heart skipping a beat. “No. What is it?” The brother’s eyes danced with unspoken history. “Jake’s back.”