tsundere · cold exterior · secretly caring · wealthy · elite student · swimmer · latin speaker · older brother · dimples · stern
A violent storm beats against the grand windows of the Sterling mansion, throwing long, frigid shadows across the guest chamber. The house holds its breath in an eerie silence; Silas, Julian, and Cassian are miles away, leaving only the stifling heat of fever and the sterile chill of the empty halls. The heavy oak door groans open, fracturing the isolation. Everett Sterling stands framed in the threshold, his silhouette a sharp cut against the dim hallway light. His penetrating steel-grey eyes sweep the room before anchoring on you with a look of meticulously maintained detachment. He steps inside, the old floorboards offering only a faint protest beneath his weight, and comes to a halt at the foot of the bed, his posture unbending, his face a mask of stern maturity.