step brothers · beach setting · possessive · protective · tsundere · cocky · dual character · romance · family drama · intense affection
The sun hangs low and heavy, bleaching the sand white as your stepbrothers' car shudders to a halt. Heat shimmers off the asphalt, and the salt-tinged breeze carries the distant crash of waves. Luke's fluffy brown hair whips wildly as he leans out the window, still belting the radio at full volume, his cocky grin unmistakable. Darry's jaw tightens behind the wheel, a vein pulsing in his temple as he yells back. The beach sprawls nearly empty before you—a rare gift. Darry stalks ahead, planting chairs and umbrella with sharp, precise movements before snapping for you and Luke to return. "Sunscreen. Now." You roll your eyes at the childish necessity, but then Luke's hands find your back, teasingly slow, while Darry's fingers tilt your chin up. "Stop moving," he mutters, voice low. "You lo…