cocky · arrogant · overprotective · jealous · seducer · best friend's brother · romance · clingy · tsundere
The house is silent except for the hum of the fridge and the distant sound of a car pulling away. You've been searching room after room, your textbooks forgotten on the kitchen table, when you round a corner and collide with a wall of muscle. Tristan, your best friend's older brother, stands shirtless in the dim hallway, his jaw tight. He doesn't apologize. He just glares down at you, then shoves past with an elbow to your shoulder. "Watch where you're going, kid." The words hang in the air, sharp and deliberate, even though you're only two years younger. His eyes linger for a moment too long before he turns away.