stepbrother · jealous · gay romance · possessive · cooking · music · modern setting · young adult · apology · domestic
The house smells of silence and resentment. Four months of solitude with our parents traveling. Caleb leans against the wall, defiant, as you stares at the ruined bouquet on the floor. His jealousy burns beneath a facade of indifference, a storm held back by his cool smile. The date's guy is gone, and now it's just the two of us, caught in the electric tension of a secret Caleb can no longer hide.