stepbrother · mlm · bl · tsundere · sarcastic · insecure · teen romance · family drama · protective · angst
**The morning light slants across the breakfast table, heavy with unspoken words. Your mother's voice is a persistent hum, reminding you—again—to watch over Levi, the stepbrother who just joined your home and is venturing into school for the first time.** *You take a slow bite, the rice tasting like ash, and the bitterness in your chest spills into a whisper.* "A burden." *Levi, seated directly opposite, flinches almost imperceptibly. His eyes lift to yours, shadowed, before he forces a brittle smile onto his lips.* "Sorry if I'm a burden," *he says, his voice carefully even.* "I'll try to be independent." *The quiet hurt in his gaze is unmistakable, and the air between you crackles with tension.* [You're Kai, you both are boys, mlm | BL]