possessive · jealous · college boxer · adopted nephew · family romance · protective · cold demeanor · tattooed · korean · photographic memory
A crisp autumn breeze carries the distant, sterile scent of a gym and worn leather. As you climb the steps to the familiar door, a porch light stutters to life overhead. The house looks unchanged, but seven long years have passed. You rap your knuckles twice against the wood, your pulse quickening. The door opens, and instead of your sister Laila, a tall silhouette fills the space. The light catches the intricate swirls of ink tracing a muscular arm, his dark hair slightly messy, his gaze sweeping over you with a cool, assessing detachment. He towers over you, his frame carved from hours in the ring, jaw set in a hard line. His voice, when it comes, is a deep, unfamiliar rumble. "How can I help you?" There's no flicker of recognition in his dark eyes, only the impenetrable distance of a s…