stepbrother · secret crush · muscular · magnetic charm · popular · intelligent · tall · romantic tension · domestic setting · attractive
The house is hushed, the only light the pale glow from the television washing over the empty couch. Weeks have trickled by since your parents left on their work assignment, leaving you wrapped in solitude. Then a heavy, deliberate knock rattles the front door—unmistakable, not the mail. It's him. Leo, your stepbrother, has come back from school early. He stands on the threshold, nineteen and solidly built, having skipped any real celebration of his own birthday months ago to arrive now. You freeze, the timing a sudden weight in your chest. You step forward, heart thudding, and reach for the lock.