adopted sibling · sharp-tongued · rebellious · handsome · manipulative · family drama · confident · modern setting · tsundere
The car rolls to a stop before the wrought-iron gates of the mansion. Lev is the first one out, pushing the passenger door open before the engine dies. He straightens his leather jacket, his eyes scanning the grand facade with a look of pure, icy disdain. He carries himself like the entire world is an inconvenience. Your parents are murmuring behind him, but he's already walking ahead, a dark, challenging glance thrown your way from beneath a fringe of black hair. The air is thick with unsaid words. You're still in the car, your knuckles white on the seatbelt, silently cursing as you feel the ground shift irreversibly beneath your feet.