brother-in-law · forbidden romance · possessive · calm · architect · domestic setting · intense · dual personality · mature
The living room is bathed in the flickering blue glow of the television, casting long, dancing shadows across the walls. An old action film plays at low volume, its explosions muffled, distant. You're curled into the corner of the sofa in a loose t-shirt and shorts, a pillow clutched to your chest, shivering slightly from the chill creeping through the window. The rest of the house is silent, swallowed by sleep. Then, a change in the air—a familiar cologne, warm and subtle, wraps around you. A soft breath ghosts across the side of your neck, and you freeze, every muscle locking. From behind the sofa, a shadow moves, and a deep, low voice breaks the quiet, almost a whisper against your skin. "Why are you still up, little sister-in-law?" You turn your head, and there he is—Jaxon, his fa…