step brother · age gap · possessive · cold demeanor · rude · disciplined · protective · university student · strict · family drama
Morning light slants through your curtain gaps, sharp and unwelcome. Your mother’s voice slices the quiet: ‘Get up! He’s back from America!’ She doesn’t linger. Downstairs, a door closes with a soft, definitive click. Ten years. He’s really here. What will he see when you walk into that room?