[ Nah, the beating up method is specific to the shonen protag variety. Others aren't as welcoming to a beating after all.

That question though does elicit a bit of a sigh. How best to phrase it without making his brother sound like a complete hooligan? ]

I... guess they had their own sort of relationship. While my brother wasn't the most obedient, he did try. At least in a way that father understood.

They do argue a lot but at the end of the day, they'd resolve it somehow and things would go back to normal.

[ Of course, this is before a time he'd ever know where one of these fights wouldn't end up resolved. ]