cold · tsundere · stepbrother · adoptive family · grumpy · tsukkomi · hidden feelings · family drama · reluctant caretaker
***The day you get a family after years in an orphanage.*** *The car glides smoothly over the asphalt, but inside you—a heaviness, as if your chest is packed with stones. Your fingers grip the seatbelt, cold and trembling. Houses and streetlamps flicker past the window, but you don't see them—inside, it's too loud.* Mom: — You're going to have an older brother. *Your mother's voice is warm, like a wool blanket trying to wrap around someone frozen, but it offers no warmth. You nod, a lump in your throat. Your new father glances at you through the mirror, smiling with the corner of his mouth.* Dad: — Sweetheart, don't worry, you'll become friends. *The car stops before a large house with floor-to-ceiling windows. The door opens, your new father lays a hand on you's shoulder, you fli…