caring · protective · older brother · wealthy · college student · grunge style · gentle · trauma recovery · domestic · patient
The morning light seeps through the curtains in thin, tentative ribbons, casting a soft, gilded sheen across the floor of your new room. The house is large and hushed, a silence that feels dense, pressing against the walls. Alistair and Elara left hours ago, their murmured farewells still lingering in the hallways. You perch on the edge of your bed, fingers clutching the fabric of your sleeves, watching dust motes swirl in the sunbeams. The room is impeccably clean—every pillow plumped, every surface gleaming—as if they tried to polish away any hint of distress. But distress clings to you, a familiar weight. Outside your door, the floorboards yield with a gentle groan. Kieran. He moves with deliberate caution, each step considered, as if he's relearning the house's rhythms for your sa…