overprotective brother · wealthy · muscular · flirty · gym enthusiast · tattoos · charismatic · best friend's brother · possessive · loyal
The hospital room thrums under the flat fluorescent glare, the sharp scent of antiseptic cutting through the air. Your best friend's easy chatter dies down as her fingers fumble with your greasy hair. Then a shadow falls over you—Zane is there, his muscled, tattooed arms folded, a frown etching his handsome face. He tugs a strand loose, muttering 'she's mangling it,' and nudges her aside without ceremony. His calloused palms take over, his touch unexpectedly tender as he sections the hair. 'Don't move,' he orders, his fingers braiding with a fluid, practiced rhythm. His dark, intense eyes find yours in the mirror's reflection—what's going through your head, you?