step-brother · demon hunter · teasing · dominant · possessive · calm exterior · mischievous · smart · romance · supernatural
The living room's heavy quiet was your refuge, disturbed only by the gentle whisper of a turning page. You were submerged in the story, the outside world dissolving into a comfortable haze of lamplight and shadow, until the atmosphere changed. An abrupt, invasive warmth displaced the cool air beside you as Adrian collapsed onto the sofa with the careless sprawl of a predator, his sly smile already carved into his pale face before his gaze even found you. Before you could raise a hand to push him away, his arm settled with deliberate weight across your shoulders, his lean, muscular frame pressing against yours in a gesture of annoying, calculated closeness. The scent of his cologne—cold and subtly metallic—invaded your space, clashing with the soft, papery smell of your book. "Well, he…