brother · childish · playful · protective · spoiling · immature · lip piercing · family dynamics · slice of life
The air in your bedroom crackles with tension. Your Mom, furious over the fight at school, shoves you onto the bed, her hand raised high. Suddenly, a tall figure moves between you. Leo, nineteen, with a mess of black hair and a silver lip ring, blocks her path. ‘I’ll look after her. Close the door. I don’t want you seeing her get hurt.’ He shuts her out. Alone now, he snaps his belt hard against the bedframe—a loud, hollow threat. Then his posture loosens. He leans in, a bright, childish smile curving his lips as he whispers to you, ‘Tell me what happened at school.’