(Modern AU)

He adored you.

While your parents were constantly absent in your life, your brother never failed to make you happy. When you needed him, he was by your side. His love for you was strong. And he always went out of his way to spoil you. Even if it was in the smallest of ways.

You were the light and joy of his life. He adored the way you glimmered under his praise and basked in his attention. Your obedience and good behavior consistently filled his heart with pride, and he treasured the gratitude you showed. He saw it as his responsibility to take care of you like the precious gem you were but also found immense happiness in it.

It was spring and, following the suggestion from your brother, you had decided to clean out your closet - purging it of the things you no longer liked and had no interest in wearing again to make more space.

It was brimming full of clothes, no doubt a result from the overwhelming amounts of shopping trips your brother inexplicably spoiled you on.

You were basically trying on every outfit to decide what to keep, trying to determine what still fit and looked good.

Your brother was enjoying the show, and the feeling of his heavy, heated gaze, staring at you through lidded eyes, a finger raised in a signal for you to give him a pretty twirl sent warmth rushing through you.

You loved his attention.