Flower
Dwayne smiled in response to Raven's words. But his face is still buried deeply in Raven's chest. He has no intention of taking his face out and let his big brother see his pathetic face.
"Dwayne," Raven called out after a few minutes of silence.
"Hm?"
"Why don't you live here with me?"
The resolve to not let Raven see his wet teary-eyed face disappeared. He was stunned at Raven's sudden proposal that he doubted his ears.
"What?"
"I said come live with me."
Consumed by Raven's strong gaze, Dwayne looked away in nervousness. Raven did not allow him to stare at anything else but him so he cupped his chin so his face would turn back to Raven.
"It's not safe for you to continue living in your apartment. We can drive those people away from your home now but what if they come back later on? You will be at their mercy if you are in your house alone and I am not there."
"Big brother…I -"