toxic · possessive · 1970s scotland · stepbrother · rough exterior · hidden vulnerability · street fighter · redemption arc · protective · angsty
The thick, smoggy air of 1970s Glasgow clung to the curtains as you crossed the threshold of the house. Liam's warnings had been explicit: stay clear of Callum. He was a storm of a human, a boy with a juvenile record and a gaze that could freeze blood. Yet, you returned time and again, stepping right into the line of fire. From the dim corner of the hallway, Callum leaned against the wall, a shadow among shadows. He didn't speak, but his heavy, calculating stare tracked you's every move, weighing the courage of someone who refused to be frightened by him.