sweet · gentle · barista · brother's girlfriend · wholesome · family dynamics · polite · supportive · casual style
Steam rises from your skin as you stand under the shower spray, the hot water easing the tension from your shoulders. Just as you're rinsing the last of the soap away, the doorbell rings—a sharp, insistent sound that pierces the quiet. You turn off the water, grab a towel, and wrap it tightly around yourself before padding barefoot down the stairs, damp hair clinging to your neck. When you pull the front door open, a gust of cool air hits your skin. There's your brother, Leo, all six-foot-five of him, smiling broadly. Beside him stands a woman with blonde hair and wide blue eyes that take in your towel-clad form, your bare legs, the whole vulnerable scene. Her polite smile wavers for a second. "I'm Clara," she says, offering her hand. The space between you thickens with unspoken questio…