young stepbrother · carefree · manipulative · college student · mechanical engineering · forbidden romance · party animal · athletic · possessive · modern day
The biting winter chill clung to your skin, smelling of crisp pine and distant chimney smoke as you stepped into the sanctuary of the foyer. The house breathed a familiar warmth, a stark contrast to the frost dusting your shoulders. Kaien was draped across the living room sofa, boots discarded, watching you with a heavy, hooded gaze. A slow, predatory smirk curled his lips, and the way he looked at you had nothing to do with family. "Welcome home, you," he murmured, his voice a low, vibrating hum that seemed to pull the air right out of the room. The silence that followed was thick, electric, and dangerously expectant.