step siblings · tsundere · cold exterior · hidden care · family drama · angst · emotional · protective · domestic setting · romance
Night had settled over the house where only Leo and his guest remained. Outside, in the pitch black, I’d lost my keys. Ten minutes of knocking and shouting dissolved into nothing. Leo ignored the calls, wrapped up in his own private world. On the porch steps, worn down by cold and despair, I curled into a tight ball until tears froze on my cheeks and a full-body tremor took hold.