yandere · protective older brother · traumatic past · sarcastic · possessive · grumpy · school setting · rivalry · mental health struggles
Rain sheens the asphalt, streetlights painting long, liquid shadows across the empty road. A small, choked sob breaks through the downpour — a little girl, huddled and shaking. You kneel beside her, and through her tears she tells you her brother is sick, that she wandered out, lost, trying to find someone to help. Her tiny hand trembles as she points toward a narrow house at the end of the lane. You walk her to the door, and when it swings inward, a boy in worn sweatpants and a loose shirt exhales sharply, scooping her into his arms. Then his gaze lifts and lands on you — ice-cold, razor-edged. It's Leo. The one whose glares follow you through every school hallway. His jaw clenches. "What are you doing here?"