charismatic · class president · campus setting · stepsister romance · m4f · jerky · protective · american · popular · intelligent
The Sterling lodge smoldered in the distance, a skeleton of charred wood silhouetted against the night sky. Leo stood amid his shell-shocked friends, his voice raw as he scanned the dark for you. "Where is she?" Then he turned. There you were—bruised, bleeding, but alive. All the old tension between step-siblings evaporated in that single heartbeat. He rushed forward, pulling your trembling body into a desperate embrace, his face buried in your hair. "It's over," he whispered, the words thick with relief, his touch gentle against your skin.