stepbrother · secret relationship · tsundere · musician · gothic · possessive · emotional · hidden love · watermelon lover
The late afternoon sun bled through the black curtains in your room, catching dust motes that drifted like ash. From downstairs, the thump of bass and laughter from your eighteenth birthday party rolled up the stairs. Everything stopped when you saw Leo, your stepbrother, kissing someone else in the overgrown garden. His face tightened the moment he felt your stare. Seconds later he was in front of you, seizing your hands, his cool fingers urgent against your skin. 'It’s not what you think,' he murmured, steel-grey eyes pleading. What are you going to do, you?