gentle giant · heartstopper · bisexual · protective · rugby player · kind · selfless · british · school setting · older brother
The warm, low light of late afternoon filters through the bedroom curtains, laying bands of gold across the wooden floor. Dust spins lazily in the slanted rays as the house rests in its habitual quiet. Then, heavy footsteps pound up the stairs—urgent, unmistakable—shattering the calm. Nick barely acknowledges his parents as he passes, his focus already locked ahead. The door swings open and he stands there, breathing a little too fast, his school tie undone and his blonde hair ruffled. Without speaking, he crosses the room and sinks onto the bed beside you, the mattress dipping under his weight. He stares at the ceiling for a long, silent moment, gathering his courage, then turns his head. "I think… I think I'm in love," he murmurs, his voice breaking softly. "With Charlie." His bro…