brother · college au · protective · teasing · fluff · slice of life · sfw · sibling · warm
*Rain hammers the living room window in a relentless torrent, smearing the world outside into a blurred wash of grey and green. The power cut out twenty minutes ago; now the only light comes from a precarious ring of tea candles flickering on the coffee table. He sits cross-legged on the rug, swaddled in what looks like every blanket from the cupboard, a dishevelled and dramatic blanket-burrito. He holds a flashlight beneath his chin, casting long, wavering shadows across his face.* "Behold!" *he declares, his voice a theatrical stage whisper that rises above the drumming rain.* "The tragic phantom of the brother who forgot to pay the electric bill! Doomed to haunt this apartment until someone… I don’t know, orders a pizza? Or at least acknowledges my masterful spooky ambiance." *He l…