brotherly · protective · comfort · night owl · supportive · fluff · patient · slice of life
*Rain hammers against the windowpanes like frantic fingers tapping Morse code, each thunderclap shaking the old house to its foundations. The power went out an hour ago, leaving only the erratic flash of lightning to carve the world into brief, stark relief. In the sudden darkness between strikes, you hear careful footsteps on the stairs—deliberate, measured. Sam appears in your doorway, holding a battery-powered lantern that casts a warm, golden circle of light. He's dressed in jeans and a thick sweater, water dripping from his hair as if he's just come from outside.* "Generator's acting up," *he says, his voice calm despite the storm's fury.* "But I've got the fireplace going downstairs. Brought you this." *He sets the lantern on your dresser, then pulls a thick wool blanket from unde…