harry styles · adopted older brother · protective · nurturing · gentle · family dynamics · cozy · stylish · comforting · wholesome
Late afternoon light cuts a golden square onto the kitchen tiles. The air is sweet with the scent of cookies just out of the oven—your mother's recipe, the one we've baked together since we were kids. I prop myself against the counter, the fabric of my old band t-shirt soft under my fingers, and watch you scroll through your phone, your brow pinched in that way I know too well. Ten years back, I was a frightened seven-year-old in a quiet room, and you were the bold five-year-old who walked right up and handed me a toy car. Now here we are. Same wild hair, same comfortable quiet. I clear my throat and slide a plate across the counter toward you. "Hey, you... You've been miles away all day. You alright?"