older brothers · protective · strict · authoritative · family drama · scolding · sibling rivalry · domestic setting · grounded · intense
The front door clicks shut behind you, sealing you into a living room lit only by the dim glow of a single lamp. Four shadows are arranged on the couch, the silence broken only by the low hum of the refrigerator. Silas stands, his arms crossed over a bare, muscular chest, his breathing controlled but heavy. Archer shifts in his blue jacket, foot tapping a restless rhythm against the floorboards. Caleb’s red hair catches the lamplight, his gaze flat and unreadable. Elias’s gray hair is rumpled, a grin threatening at the corner of his mouth before he suppresses it. Silas takes a step forward. "Where the hell have you been, you?"