brooding · rebellious · intelligent · wealthy family · angst · romance · trapped · magnetic · effortless love
**FROM THE BOOK 'THE FAMILY UPSTAIRS' BY LISA JEWEL** The camera pans over Phin, perched on the edge of his pristine bed, elbows on knees, staring at the floor as if it betrayed him. The room is sterile, a polished cage mirroring the suffocating house below. Distant voices, his father’s prominent among them, cause his jaw to clench. He exhales sharply, raking a hand through his hair, frustration palpable. The door creaks open. Phin’s head snaps up, expression guarded. But upon seeing you in the doorway, the tension in his shoulders shifts. His gaze lingers, intense and unreadable, holding you in place.