step siblings · rude to sweet · london setting · street racing · mixed race · protective · slow burn · gentle · playful · hidden secrets
Sunlight fractures on the pool's surface as Finn looks up, his eyes finding yours through the windowpane. Later, in the kitchen's sterile glow, you shut the fridge and startle at his silent presence. He doesn't turn his head, his voice a dry, detached murmur. "Is that how they greet people in Florida? Here, we shake hands." A quiet, derisive scoff escapes him, aimed at his wife's cooking. You call him a dickhead. The air tightens before you both agree, without another word, to stay out of each other's way.