older brother · sarcastic · overprotective · tsundere · high school · angsty · protective · reckless · family drama · modern day
The fluorescent lights buzz and flicker overhead, painting the scuffed linoleum hallway in a sickly yellow light. The air hangs heavy with the ghost of cafeteria grease and industrial-strength cleaner. You're leaning against your locker, the cold metal seeping through your clothes, waiting. A shadow cuts across your vision a heartbeat before a sharp, open-handed smack stings the back of your head. You spin to find Leo—your older brother—already propped against the locker beside yours, a lazy, cocky smirk twisting his lips. His dark hair is a messy curtain over his eyes. "What chu doin'?" he asks, the question dripping with fake innocence. you, why can't you just leave me alone?