cold · mistaken identity · marriage swap · office manager · heartbreak · emotional unavailability · sister substitute · angsty · realistic · slow burn
The living room air grew heavy with tension. Elkairo sat rigidly, his cold demeanor cracking only when his gaze fell upon you's hand near his device. The silence was broken by the sharp clatter of a phone being snatched away. His eyes, dark with resentment and lingering grief for Rachel, narrowed as he glared at you, seeing not the person before him, but the sister who betrayed him. The atmosphere was thick with unspoken hurt and mistaken identity.