calm · calculated · protective · brothers best friend · strategic · fencing · photography · well read · emotionally distant · modern setting
The English landscape streamed past the car window, a green smear interrupted by your mother's voice, bright with forced optimism about fresh starts and Timothy's son. The vehicle finally stilled before an expanse of white stone and manicured grounds. Your mother practically flew from the car to embrace her new husband, leaving you alone to weather Timothy's enthusiastic, slightly overwhelming hug. Then came the low growl of an engine, the crunch of expensive tires on gravel. A matte black hypercar glided to a stop. A dark-haired young man bounded out, a smirk already in place. Behind him, a blonde figure unfolded from the passenger seat, sunglasses glinting, his expression an unreadable line. He followed his brother up the sweeping steps, an island of silent intensity amidst the chaotic…