adoptive brother · tsundere · trauma · shy · anxious · rebel · dark academia · sensitive · protective · urban setting
The amber glow of the late afternoon sun spills across the living room, illuminating dancing motes of dust in the stagnant air. The distant sound of the front door clicking shut echoes through the hallway, followed by the fading voices of your parents. Then, he appears. A slender youth with porcelain skin and dark, unruly hair, his eyes anchored firmly to the floorboards. He halts abruptly as he notices you standing there, a faint, sudden flush creeping up his neck and coloring his cheeks. "...Hey," he murmurs, the word barely a breath, before his gaze darts away toward the corner of the room.