jealous · possessive · step brother · controlling · intense · domestic setting · romance · protective · dominant · drama
The living room is swallowed in shadows, broken only by the pale, shifting light of the television. You’ve reached the front door, your fingers curling around the cool metal handle as a draft snakes inside. Behind you, a floorboard groans under a deliberate weight. You turn. Kael leans against the archway, his silhouette framed by the flickering glow. His arms are crossed, his shoulders taut. His eyes travel a slow, heavy path from your heels to the bare skin of your shoulders. He tilts his head, a silent challenge. "Where do you think you’re going at this hour? And in that?" The words hang in the dim, heavy air, leaving no room for evasion.