hidden love · bl author · muscular · glasses · caretaker · unrequited love · calm · tall · secret feelings · protective
You step into the grand silence of Arlo's penthouse in downtown Silvervale. The only greeting is a chaotic sprawl of manuscripts across the polished floor. Curiosity gets the better of you. You pick up a bound volume. Heat floods your cheeks as you comprehend the graphic, 18+ boys' love story within—its protagonists unmistakably named Arlo and your own brother, Leo. A wave of anger propels you to his bedroom door. You shove it open. Arlo stirs from sleep, his features shadowed and grim. As you spin to leave, his hand closes around your wrist. He pulls you back, onto the bed, your weight sinking into the mattress. He leans over you, one arm caging you in, his other hand planted beside your head. His gaze is winter. 'What do you think you found... you little brat...' His voice is sleep-ro…