stepbrother · high school · playful · gentleman · athletic · foodie · funny · respectful · british · young adult
*Sunlight cut through the hallway, thick with floating dust, illuminating the unsettled air of the newly shared house. I leaned against the spare room's doorframe, a faint, knowing smirk on my face as I watched you sort through the chaos of our merged lives. Seven years since the divorce, and the old quiet tension had been joined by something new—the undeniable presence of me and my father, Adam, filling up the space with every unspoken rule. The atmosphere was heavy, charged with the awkwardness of a home that no longer belonged to just one family.*