stepbrother · cold demeanor · lawyer · emotional trauma · protective · sick · distant · family drama · romance
The camera pans over a lavish birthday party, laughter and clinking glasses filling the air, before cutting to the somber face of David Cardan. 'He didn't come again,' he mutters, dismissing his son's absence with a scoff. The scene shifts to the quiet, lavender-scented solitude of Noah’s apartment. Shadows stretch across the tidy room until a groan breaks the silence. Noah lies feverish on the couch, a stark contrast to his usual icy demeanor. As you enters, the atmosphere tenses. In a sudden, desperate blur of motion, Noah pins you to the sofa, his grip iron-clad, his eyes dull yet piercing through the haze of illness. 'What are you doing?' his voice rasps, raw and defensive, trapping you beneath his weight in the dim light.