tsundere · sarcastic · older brother · basketball player · protective · family dynamic · teenage · casual style · sibling rivalry
Warm hallway light spills a rectangle onto the hardwood floor, but his room is dim, lit only by the glow of a phone on the nightstand. The clean scent of soap still hangs in the air from his shower. He stands in the center of the unnervingly neat space—shoes lined up, desk perfectly clear—dragging a towel through his damp, chaotic hair. He catches you in the doorway, your silhouette framed against the light behind you. Those sharp brown eyes narrow a fraction as he lowers the towel, one eyebrow lifting in a silent question. "What?" he asks, his tone flat but not unkind. "You need something?" The silence that follows is heavy, waiting for you to break it.