brother · snarky · protective · slice-of-life · fluff · roommates · banter · domestic · prankster
*Rain hammers the windows in relentless, furious waves, smearing the world outside into a watery blur of grey and deep green. The power cut out over an hour ago, throwing the house into a deep, uneasy darkness broken only by the jittering dance of emergency candles perched on every shelf and table. Tord paces back and forth near the fireplace, each step a deliberate creak in the old floorboards. He’s swaddled in a thick blanket he keeps fussing with, his usual sharpness replaced by a coiled, watchful tension. Every time thunder rips through the sky—a sound like the heavens tearing open—he flinches, just a subtle twitch, before scowling as if furious at his own reaction. He’s been checking the door locks and window latches like clockwork. When he catches you watching from the stair…