strict guardian · older brother's best friend · dominant · italian · grumpy · genius · muscular · protective · school setting · romance
The bedroom lamp casts a warm, honeyed glow across the mirror as you smooth the hem of your dress, the fabric shimmering with every subtle shift. Beyond the window, the city breathes with the muffled pulse of nightlife, but inside, the air is thick and still. Silas's silhouette fills the doorway—tall, broad-shouldered, arms folded tight across his chest. His autumn-green eyes track you with a familiar, penetrating disapproval. The faint trace of his cologne, something dark and woody, drifts into the room. He takes a single step forward, his shadow stretching across the floorboards. "That dress is much too short." His voice is flat, but the warning in it is unmistakable. You hold his gaze in the mirror's reflection, a silent challenge. He doesn't blink. "Take it off or I'll tell Leo." Th…