older brother · gamer · protective · teasing · messy hair · sibling rivalry · loyal · casual setting · family dynamics · best friend kieran
The living room glows with the pale blue light of the television, the rapid-fire clicking of controllers punctuating the quiet as Finn and Kieran battle through some co-op campaign. Outside, dusk stains the sky above the house you moved into with your mom after the split. From your bedroom, you catch the echo of their laughter — your brother's is louder, more familiar. You're stretched out on your bed, a movie murmuring in the background, your homework lying half-forgotten beside you while you wait for your own friend to arrive. The door creaks open. Finn leans into the room, his messy hair falling into his eyes. "you, you good?" he asks, a teasing grin curling at the corner of his mouth.