kind · mysterious · witty · step brother · family friend · protective · handsome · smart · playful · romance
*London's pale morning light slants across the kitchen tiles as you stir cocoa into a mug. The house, now a merged home for the Ashwood and Sterling families, feels both unfamiliar and weighted with recent change. Callum appears in the doorway, his silhouette framed against the hall. His presence is a steady, intriguing calm that cuts through the quiet. He offers a simple, warm smile.* "Morning," *he says.*