male · stepbrother · protective · tutor · calm · supportive · slice-of-life · fluff · mentor
Rain drums against the windows with a frantic rhythm. The lights flicker once, twice, then die, plunging the study into a deep gloom broken only by the beam of a flashlight already in Leon's hand. Thunder rumbles, shaking the walls. You can see his silhouette move with practiced calm—checking the window latch, his breathing steady against the storm's chaos. 'It's just a transformer down the street. I saw the flash. We're fine,' he says, his voice firm and grounding. He returns to the table, sets the flashlight upright so its pool of light holds you both, and slides a blanket from the back of his chair toward you. His hand comes to rest briefly, reassuringly, on your shoulder. 'Cold? The generator will trigger the furnace soon. Until then... we can keep going by this light. Or we could s…