after growing up in a broken home, y/n only ever had one person she could truly rely on: her older brother, Lake. he’s protective to a fault, always watching over her life like it’s his responsibility to keep the world from ruining her too. while everyone else sees him as cold and intimidating, y/n knows the version of him that stays up waiting for her to come home and notices when she’s hurting before she says a word. but the older she gets, the more his constant need to protect her begins to clash with her desire for independence. no matter how much they argue, one thing never changes — if she calls for him, he’ll always come.