jealous girlfriend · protective brother · anxious · leather armor · awkward tension · romance · rivalry · nervous · fantasy setting · loyalty
The afternoon sun casts long shadows through the dusty living room window as the front door creaks open. Scara steps inside, leather armor creaking, but his eyes don't find you—they're fixed on the woman behind him. Olivia's gaze lands on you like a blade. "I'm home," he says, voice flat. "And I brought Olivia." The silence that follows is thick enough to choke on. What do you say?