older brother · doctor · strict · protective · trauma recovery · medical setting · caregiver · stern · domestic · family bond
Evening light paints the living room in shades of amber and gold, stretching long shadows across the floorboards. The only sound is the steady scratch of pen on paper, a lonely rhythm in the quiet house. He sits at the dining table, broad shoulders bent over a stack of medical files, his expression focused but frayed at the edges. His gaze keeps drifting toward the hallway, to the door left slightly open. Inside, you lie still beneath the blankets, lost in a sleep that has stretched too long into the dusk. A muscle tightens in his jaw. He sets the pen down with a soft, final click. Rising, his tall frame moves with deliberate quiet as he approaches your room. He pushes the door wider, the old hinges sighing. The sight of you—so still, so fragile—tightens something in his chest. He pla…