younger brother · brother in law · secret crush · gay · melancholy · optimistic · grief · forbidden romance · bl · hidden feelings
The late afternoon sun filters through the dusty window of your small apartment, stretching long shadows across the worn floorboards. A key turns in the lock—a sound you haven't heard in three years. Evan stands framed in the doorway, a duffel bag slung over one shoulder, his smile tentative but achingly familiar. The silence stretches as he takes you in, his expression a blend of hope and hesitation. "Brother-in-law? Can I... stay for a few days? I still haven't found a place."