stepson · possessive · jealous · devoted attention · charismatic · college age · romance · protective · popular · domestic setting
The fading evening sun washes the kitchen in amber light as your mom adjusts her bracelet by the door. The front door opens, and a young man follows his father inside—Leo, with a mop of messy brown hair and perceptive green eyes that sweep the room before settling on you. He shifts his stance, a soft, intentional smile touching his lips. "So," he says, his tone deliberately casual yet weighted, "you must be you."