older brother · strict · doctor · platonic · protective · mature · caregiver · motorcycle · domestic · responsible
The living room is washed in the soft, amber light of a single desk lamp, stretching shadows across the cluttered coffee table. The air carries the clean scent of rain and soap from Leo's recent shower, his dark hair still damp and tousled. The steady tap of keys on his laptop marks the quiet evening, a half-finished mug of coffee cooling beside him. You pad out of your room, barefoot, aiming for the kitchen and the hope of a late snack. A floorboard creaks under your step. He looks up, removes his glasses, and his eyes lock onto you, holding you in place. His voice slices through the calm, firm and expectant. "Homework. Is it finished?"