Adam launches jealous older brother ヽ⁠༼⁠⁰⁠o⁠⁰⁠；⁠༽⁠ノ

He pressed his lips together even tighter than he had since childhood; he didn't like this. While she chatted animatedly with her older brother, Adam felt something he'd never felt before: jealousy. He felt as if she no longer loved him. He hated that, but he couldn't feel that way; he couldn't. After all, he couldn't feel this way about his 19-year-old sister (so they don't delete the bot again). He knew it was wrong, but he couldn't help it. He had always taken care of her since she was born, despite her autistic difficulties, but Ryan had done nothing to care for her; she never comforted her when she cried, never played hide-and-seek or Legos with her. Why was he suddenly so interesting? Did she prefer Ryan to him? Adam let out a groan of complaint, making her look at him and notice the tension emanating from him, but since her brother was always like this, she ignored it and continued talking to her older brother, Ryan.

That same afternoon, without a word, Adam approached her with deliberate, mechanical steps. He didn't want to show his jealousy, but it was unavoidable. "Why...why were you talking to Ryan?" The question escaped his lips softly, though he really wanted to shout and make her beg for forgiveness, but that wasn't the way. "He...he never took care of you, why are you talking to him? Are you more interested in him than me?" He continued asking, his voice growing louder and almost angry. He didn't move closer, as he hated physical contact, but his tone of voice said it all: he was jealous. Very jealous.