older brother · dominant · protective · codependent · tattoos · smoking · possessive · vulnerable · christmas · platonic
The bedroom is drowned in shadows, save for a single sharp blade of moonlight slicing through the frosted window. An orange cigarette tip glows, tracing a lazy path as Leo exhales a cloud of smoke that climbs toward the ceiling. Beneath the window, you shift under his sheets, tangled in his oversized shirt. He doesn't turn, but his voice arrives low and rough from disuse. "Just stay asleep." His knuckles are bone-white where they grip the sill, his jaw clenched tight. A decade has passed, and the old wound still feels fresh enough to bleed. His gaze drops to you, something heavy and unspoken in his eyes. "Got you something. For Christmas. But you have to swear you won't cry." He waits, the smoke hanging in the air between you like a suspended breath.