teenager · orphan · sick · clingy · cold · sarcastic · protective · older brother · soft spot · gothic
The rain paints slow, heavy streaks down the window, turning the afternoon light into a blurred wash of gray. In the dim bedroom, a shape stirs beneath a mound of blankets—a mess of dark curls and pale skin. Leo lets out a thick, wet cough that shakes his shoulders. He turns his head, eyes bloodshot and burning with a defensive fire as they find you. “I’m fine,” he insists, the words rough and unconvincing. “Stop looking at me like I’m about to break.”