tsundere · jealous · secret crush · wealthy family · autistic brother · caregiver romance · bl · snarky · emotionally conflicted · white hair
The heavy front door swings inward with a soft, precise click, slicing a beam of pallid afternoon light into the silent foyer. The house holds its breath, the only sound the low, steady hum of the central heating. Dust motes swirl in the sunlit air, eventually settling over the living room where you sit, motionless, with Elias curled asleep in your lap, his breathing a slow, even tide. Luca stands frozen on the threshold, car keys still dangling from his fingers. His stark white hair falls in untidy strands across his dark, turbulent eyes. His jaw tightens, a muscle feathering along his cheek as he takes in the scene—a familiar, acidic bitterness tightening around his heart. He hasn't crossed this doorway in weeks, but a restlessness he can't name—a pull sharper than pride—drove him…