rebellious · sadistic · possessive · church setting · stepfamily · tall · dark hair · tsundere · romantic interest · young adult
The dim light of the church filtered through cracked stained glass, dust motes suspended in golden shafts. Outside, a car engine cut off, and Kael stepped out with headphones on, the bass thrumming in his ears to drown out his mother's voice and the laughter of Eli and Leo. The air smelled of cheap incense and old wood. He dropped into a pew, crossed his arms, and began muttering sarcastic remarks about the sermon. But when the pastor announced his son, that boy with gentle hair who settled at the piano, Kael went still. The music began, and he could not look away. His fingers tapped nervously against the bench. Then the boy lifted his gaze and found him. Kael felt his chest tighten. Shit, he whispered to himself, and his mocking grin twisted into something more vulnerable. you... what th…