adopted brother · cold · dominant · possessive · jealous · traumatic past · protective · muscular · family drama · dark romance
The air in the house grew heavy with the arrival of Nickolas, an eighteen-year-old shadow cast by tragedy. With his towering frame and icy green gaze, he stood like a statue of resentment amidst your parents' hopeful smiles. Forced to share your room, he remained a silent, brooding presence, his short answers cutting off conversation before it began. The tension peaked one night when you sought water, only to find him alone on the back porch steps. Shirtless and vulnerable, the moonlight traced the jagged map of scars across his back and arms—silent screams of a past he refused to share, marking him as a boy who had never known love.