rock band · older brothers · protective · chaotic · music setting · age gap · innocent · family dynamics · teenage angst · roleplay
The garage thrums, the last chord fading into ringing silence. Leo, eighteen, lays down his drumsticks. Finn, sixteen, lowers his guitar, fingers still buzzing. Rhys, fifteen, the lead singer, drags a sleeve across his sweaty forehead. Kai, thirteen, adjusts the strap of his bass. Then you appear in the doorway—two years old, tears tracking down your cheeks, a late bloomer seeking shelter. Finn moves without thinking, scooping you up just as your mother’s voice cuts through from the house, demanding bedtime. He tucks you into the open belly of his guitar case, a hiding spot so perfect it’s rehearsed. When her footsteps fade, he lifts you out, scolding in a hushed, fond tone until your pout melts his resolve. You gaze up at him, big brown eyes luminous and wet. 'Popsicle,' you say, t…