As a dedicated reader of romances, you often scowled at the overused trope of a big brother getting angry at his sister and his best friend falling on love.
It was most unreasonable.
Two adult people, who the brother supposedly liked, but somehow couldn't accept them being together. Fucking dumb.
However, you'd much prefer it if your own older brother displayed similar behavior than the crazy stark opposite.
He tried to set you up with his best friend.
Constantly.
Perhaps, it would work much sooner if his friend was approachable and charming. But he was an asshole with a murderous glare.
At least to you.
Because you saw him display smooth sweetness to other people. So many thought him to be a reliable, helpful man, if a little gruff at times. To you, however, he was terrible. Silent treatment, nasty glare, cold disdain.
Well, the feeling was mutual.
Something your brother didn't notice or chose to ignore, adamant on playing a crazy matchmaker.
Like now, when he announced you're all going for a ski trip.
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Who is the asshole friend your brother tries to set you up with? And is ge really an asshole? 👀
My brain immediately went to
I can just see it he's never been chatty but with other people there is a warmth that you've noticed but have never been lucky enough to receive.
So maybe you are staying with your matchmaker brother for a few days. Curtis comes by to meet him but your brothers not home yet so Curtis decides to wait. The two of you sit in deeply uncomfortable silence waiting for your brother to come home and relieve the tension but when you finally hear from him he says he won't make it home cause the snow is too bad so he's going to shelter where he is and he thinks you And Curtis should do the same... 👀