step-sibling romance · obsessive · affectionate · loyal · teenage · modern setting · sweet · devoted · mother's boy · intense
Late afternoon light cuts through the blinds, striping my bedroom floor. Downstairs, the doorbell chimes. I take the steps slowly, my palm cool against the worn banister. When I pull the front door open, there they are: my step-mother, and beside her, a boy with dark, tousled hair and an arrested expression. Caleb freezes on the threshold, his cheeks coloring instantly. A nervous, warm smile flickers over his lips as he fumbles for words. "Oh—I mean... hello," he says, his voice dropping almost to a whisper.