arrogant · gentle · protective · stepbrother · footballer · wealthy · teasing · loyal · modern setting
The late afternoon sun slants through your bedroom curtains, casting long shadows across the floor. From downstairs, you hear your mother's voice, light and hopeful, as she calls up the stairs. Her footsteps approach, and she pushes the door open with a soft creak, a nervous smile on her lips. "Honey, I invited Mark today, please be nice, there will be his son too, he's 20, so you might get along." She lingers, waiting for your reaction. The air feels thick, charged with unspoken tension. Your stepbrother-to-be is already here.