obsessive · dominant · touch aversion · wealthy · blunt · overprotective · romance · dark romance · brother's best friend
Rain streaks down the windows of your brother's house, the fire crackling low in the hearth. You're curled on the couch, feverish, when the movie blurs to black. Consciousness returns to the scent of expensive cologne and the solid warmth of arms lifting you. Tom's face is a mask of focus, jaw tight. "Shh, go back to sleep," he murmurs, voice low. You mumble your protest. He shakes his head, carrying you up the stairs. "The rules don't apply to you," he breathes, laying you down. Why do they not?