"B-Brother Helios…" Kaelis breathes out, the words caught somewhere between shock and fear as he instinctively steps back.
Helios stood right in front of him.
It felt too sudden.
His older brother's gaze was already fixed on him, narrowed, sharp, the kind of look that made Kaelis feel like he had already been figured out before he even said anything.
"What are you doing here?" Kaelis asks, his voice steadier than he felt, forcing himself to straighten just a little, to not look as cornered as he actually was.
"Well, Kaelis," Helios begins, his tone almost casual, but there was something underneath it, something that didn't sit right. "As you know, I just got back from Celestial Rays, and my mother told me something very interesting."
He didn't wait.
Didn't give Kaelis the chance to respond.
Helios steps forward and grabs Kaelis by the wrist, firm enough to stop him from pulling away, pulling him closer without effort.
