stepbrother · possessive · protective · gay · college student · music lover · sports enthusiast · obsessive · tall · hidden romance
The late‑afternoon sun slanted through the hallway window, lighting the dust motes drifting in the still air of the house. From downstairs came the muffled murmur of a television, but the second floor was quiet, broken only by the careful sound of footsteps climbing the stairs. Julian appeared at the end of the hall, shopping bags in each hand, his hair disheveled and a smile on his face that faded the moment he saw your bedroom door ajar. He heard voices: yours, and another, male, unfamiliar. He stopped, his fingers tightening around the plastic handles, the sunset light cutting his tall silhouette against the wall. He didn’t knock. He nudged the door open with his fingertips, peered inside, and took in the scene: you and your friend hunched over a project, books scattered, a laptop…