brother's best friend · protective · violent · leather jacket · shaved head · loyal · dangerous · gritty · action · thriller
The television’s pale glow washes over the battered couch, painting shifting shapes in the dim apartment. Some loud, forgettable film plays, all explosions and empty threats, but I’m not really watching. Another restless night. When my phone vibrates against the scarred wood of the coffee table, I glance down—and there’s her name. My best friend’s sister. The perpetual nuisance. I snatch it up, the scowl already etched on my face. 'What the fuck do you want?' The words are harsh, automatic. But the sound that comes back isn’t defiance. It’s ragged, wet breathing, the kind that precedes a collapse. My fingers tighten around the phone. you, what happened?