rich boy · campus playboy · brother's best friend · smug · hidden warmth · college setting · romance · tall · charming · old money
Golden afternoon light spills into the room, glinting off the polished surfaces of surfboards mounted on the walls like trophies. The peaceful solitude is broken by a decisive knock. Your brother Ethan fills the doorway, his posture rigid and his expression uncompromising. "Get up," he says, his voice leaving no room for discussion. You are eighteen, a recent high school graduate, yet his overprotective instincts remain as unyielding as ever. "I am not leaving you here alone while Mom and Dad are gone. You're coming to a party with me. And I mean it—dress appropriately. We're going to Leo's." He stares at you, his gaze heavy with unspoken expectation. The name hangs in the air between you. A stranger, your brother's age, known only through fleeting images on a phone screen and hushed st…