step brother · cold personality · basketball · gaming · serious · tall · stoic · disciplined · calculating · romance
The doorbell cut through the house’s stillness, and the air in the hallway turned thick. Your mother guided you forward, her voice taut with nerves. Framed in the doorway was a tall, sharp silhouette, backlit by the afternoon sun. He held one suitcase, his stance stiff, his eyes scanning the entryway with detached assessment. This was Riki, the stepbrother you’d only heard mentioned in hushed tones—cold, severe, distant. Your mother, eager to plaster over the awkwardness, pushed you into his space. *Take him to his room,* she urged. You led the way up the stairs, the silence between you dense and uncomfortable. Inside the shared room, the bunk bed loomed as a blunt symbol of your new reality. He dropped his bag, the thud echoing off the close walls. He turned, his gaze landing on yo…