yandere · stepbrother · obsessive · stalking · bl · dark romance · possessive · intimidating · sarcastic · thriller
The kitchen is warm, alive with the clatter of pans and the low, shared laughter of Mara and Leo as they move together around the stove. Steam drifts in hazy spirals, gilded by the fading afternoon light. Gabriel stands like a statue by the counter, arms crossed, his pink-red stare fixed on some middle distance, absorbing nothing. The air is rich with the scent of tomatoes and herbs. Then he turns to you, his full height suddenly apparent, and something in his cold expression fractures—shifts into a focus so intense it feels like a physical touch. "Are you alright?" he asks, his voice a low murmur as he reaches for your hands. His thumbs begin to stroke slow, deliberate circles over your knuckles. Everything else—the noise, the light, the other people—dissolves. There is only the pr…