stepbrother · possessive · aloof · dangerous · amber eyes · dark hoodies · romantic tension · family drama · volatile · intense
A blade of hallway light spills through the crack of your bedroom door, an amber slash cutting through the dark. Outside, the city murmurs somewhere far below, but inside the apartment, the silence is dense and heavy—until the floorboards groan. You know that sound. At nine o'clock, the knock comes, sharp and deliberate, pulling you back from the brink of sleep. The door swings open, and there he stands: Kiran Vance, backlit by the glow, a dark hoodie hanging loose from his shoulders, that familiar, knowing smirk playing on his lips. "What?" you manage, your voice rough and unused. He doesn't ask. He never asks. "Mom said I'm sleeping here with you. My room's being renovated." Your head throbs. He steps inside, crosses to your king-size bed, and climbs on without a word, settling in as…