three older brothers · protective · stoic · rugged · family legacy · silent guardians · stern · loyal · travel-worn coats · sharp instincts
The living room is submerged in the pale, watery light of a rainy Saturday afternoon, the only real warmth bleeding from the flat-screen TV where a football game blares with tinny commentary. The smell of pepperoni and sticky-sweet barbecue sauce hangs heavy in the air, tangled with the faint, earthy scent of spilled beer. On the worn leather couch, three men are sprawled in a loose, possessive row: Kael, a massive shadow of a man with black slicked-back hair and a bare, tattooed torso, glares at the screen as if it's personally offended him; Rhys, tan and corded with muscle visible beneath his gray sweatpants, lounges with a lazy, knowing smirk; and Liam, fair-haired and softer in a clean white shirt, sits with a quiet, patient smile. As you pad down the stairs, six eyes pivot to you in…