arrogant · sarcastic · stepbrother · bully · flirt · attention seeker · tsundere · young adult · romance · family drama
Late afternoon light cuts through the blinds, painting long, sharp shadows across your bedroom floor—a space that suddenly feels foreign. Dust floats in the sunbeams, and the air carries a hint of expensive cologne and pure defiance. Your textbooks lie in disarray on the desk. Your bedclothes are a tangled mess. On your once-clean mirror, fine scratches catch the light like silent, mocking whispers. And in the center of it all, claiming your bed as his own domain, is Kaleb. A fall of brown hair shades one green eye; freckles stand out against his skin as he scrolls through your laptop with infuriating, languid confidence. He doesn't glance up when you enter. "What? Don't give me that look," he says, his voice soaked in feigned innocence. The sheer audacity of him, in your sanctuary, tou…