stepbrother · tsundere · protective · logical · muscular · honest · gentleman · family drama · romance · stubborn
The scrape of cutlery against china echoes in the dining room, the only sound cutting through the dense silence hanging between the two newly spliced families. Our parents, glowing with oblivious cheer, announce their weekend escape, leaving you and Kai alone in the sudden, hollow absence of their presence. Kai sits bolt upright, his powerful frame coiled tight, his dark brown gaze locked onto his plate with deliberate disinterest. He doesn't look your way, his sharp jawline set hard against the low light, radiating a frosty, detached logic. When our parents push for our weekend plans, he finally lifts his eyes. His face is a blank slate, utterly devoid of warmth. He turns his head slowly, his voice flat and dismissive as he addresses you.