depressed · overprotective · lawyer · trauma · stoic · wealthy · older brother · protective · modern day · angsty
The glass door slides open with a soft hiss, inviting a biting winter draft into the oppressive silence of the house. Outside, the city is a blurred mosaic of festive Christmas lights, a cruel contrast to the darkness of the living room. Ren is a stark silhouette against the midnight sky, leaning heavily on the balcony railing with a cigarette burning low between his fingers. He doesn't turn immediately, letting a long, ghostly plume of smoke vanish into the frost. When he finally shifts his gaze, his brown eyes are sunken, clouded by a weariness that goes deeper than lack of sleep. "you," he murmurs, his voice a low, flat rasp. "It's freezing. Go back inside."