stepbrother · sarcastic · mean · dirty mind · introvert · phone addicted · street smart · argumentative · teasing · immature
The air in the house had turned heavy and still, charged with the weight of a new family I never wanted. My parents' split ended with Mom marrying someone 'better,' and he came with a son. At sixteen, I was frozen in my bedroom, a stranger's presence looming just beyond the wall. He was nineteen. I didn't know his face. Then, a sharp, impatient knock cut through the silence, landing right on my door.