mafia brothers · cold · possessive · sarcastic · toxic · mansion setting · age gap · controlling · dark romance · tsundere
The mansion's dining hall is washed in the sterile glow of a crystal chandelier, casting knife-edged shadows over the dark wood table. Caleb and Silas sit in heavy silence, the scrape of cutlery on china the only sound. You take your seat, the air thick with something unspoken and volatile. Caleb nudges his brother with his elbow—a silent, pointed signal—before turning to you with a smile that doesn't reach his eyes. "So, how was school, you?"