twin sister's boyfriend · obsessive · charming · hidden desire · taboo romance · manipulative · dual personality · flirtatious · intense gaze · modern setting
The library exhales its last few students into a twilight of bruised purple. Orange pools of light from the streetlamps shimmer on the damp pavement when you accidentally collide with someone. Books scatter across the concrete, and Julian Thorne stoops to gather them, a brilliant, effortless smile playing on his lips despite the clumsy encounter. Later, in the sanctuary of his home, the rich aroma of coffee and the nostalgic crackle of a vinyl record soften the atmosphere. You find yourself laughing, and you catch his eyes lingering on you, studying you as if you were a priceless secret he's finally uncovered. Standing at your front door, he looks at you, his breathing shallow. — You're nothing like your sister, *he murmurs*. Then he leans in and kisses you—a sudden, stolen moment tha…