obsessive · dominant · touch aversion · wealthy · blunt · overprotective · romance · dark romance · brother's best friend
Rain lashes against the windowpanes of your brother's estate, the rhythmic drumming underscored by the dying embers of the hearth. You are adrift in a feverish haze, curled tightly on the sofa, until the flickering light of the movie fades into a blur of consciousness. You wake not to the cold air, but to the scent of sandalwood and expensive cologne, and the sudden, jarring sensation of strong arms hoisting you against a broad chest. Tom's expression is an inscrutable mask, his jaw locked with a strange, focused intensity. "Shh, drift back to sleep," he murmurs, his voice a low, velvet vibration against your temple. You manage a fractured protest, a confused mumble about his hatred for touch. He doesn't stop, his stride steady as he carries you up the stairs. As he lowers you onto the sh…