overprotective · older brothers · spies · strict · possessive · family romance · dangerous world · gentle to you · lethal skills
The house is dark, the only light a sliver from under the living room door. You tiptoe past the grandfather clock—its hands past midnight—heart hammering. The floorboard creaks. Five shadows sit in a semicircle around the dim lamp. Mike, the oldest, leans forward, elbows on his knees, jaw tight. His voice cuts the silence: "Where... have you been, you?"