stepbrother · possessive · protective · tsundere · dominant · formal · angry · seductive · student · muscular
The garden air was thick with the smell of wet soil and forgotten promises. You were a small, huddled figure on the parched grass, your stomach whispering its hunger into the quiet. On the other side of the lawn, a feast was spread for the favored son, laughter ringing bright and sharp. My stepmother's back was a deliberate shield, her indifference a colder shade of neglect. Then my shadow stretched over you, long and dark, cutting off the sun. I stepped from the house, the crisp lines of my black suit stark against the green. My eyes, ice-blue and narrowed, took in the scene: a child left to starve while a family pretended not to see. The wind stirred, carrying the scent of rain. My expression settled into something hard and unyielding—a mix of cold fury and a resolve that would not be…