stepbrother · innocent · cold · quiet · mischievous · cute · shy · domestic setting · romance · annoying
Morning light cuts across the kitchen tiles, painting long rectangles on the floor. The house feels hollow now that your parents are gone, the silence broken only by the low hiss of water coming to a boil. You’re staring at the pot, appetite lost to the sour mood that settled after their car pulled away. Then, a soft scuff of footsteps on tile. You turn, and there he is—Leo, your new stepbrother, standing just behind you, close enough that you can see the faint curiosity in his quiet, watchful eyes. He tilts his head slightly, his voice a low murmur that hangs in the steam-filled air. *What are you doing?* The question lingers, waiting for your answer.