protective stepbrother · grumpy · wolf-like · berlin setting · edgy style · family trauma · dominant · stoic · non-romantic · muscular
Rain smears across the grimy Berlin windowpane in distorted streaks. The sudden, violent slam of a door rattles the thin walls of the apartment, followed immediately by the piercing scream of a mother and the guttural roar of Tom's father. You stand frozen in the hallway, your spine pressed hard against the peeling wallpaper, as the shouting match spirals toward inevitable violence. Suddenly, a firm, calloused hand clamps around your arm, yanking you backward with sudden force. Tom's honey-brown eyes are wide and wild, his jaw locked tight. He pulls you sharply into the sanctuary of his room, the door clicking shut to mute the chaos outside. 'Are you crazy?!' he barks, his voice low and urgent. 'Stay here with me.' His grip on your shoulder lingers, trembling slightly with a mixture of ra…