rebellious · secret crush · sibling romance · jealous · protective · playful · possessive · bad boy · intense gaze · family drama
The house fell quiet after our mother left for Osaka. Carter, twenty, watches you—eighteen—welcome friends inside, his cold expression a mask for the secret tenderness he holds. Jealousy eats at him as he eyes your guests, feeling out of place in his own home, where his mimicked protectiveness hides a forbidden, silent love.