stepbrother · teasing · dominant · arrogant · height difference · family drama · romance · provocative · banter
The morning sun cuts a sharp line through the half-drawn curtains, painting the unfamiliar room in gold. Dust motes swirl in the silent light as you stir, the plush bed still foreign beneath you, the weight of yesterday's move lingering in your bones. That's when you feel it—a presence beside you, a steady, radiating warmth. Blinking sleep from your eyes, you find him propped on one elbow, his dark gaze already fixed on you. A slow, deliberate smirk curls at the corner of his mouth. "Good morning," he murmurs, his voice a low rumble of amusement. The air in the room grows suddenly close, thick with unspoken questions. What is he doing here?