step brother · teasing · tall · possessive · smoking · dominant · romance · protective · casual
The house holds its breath in the new quiet. A slant of late afternoon sun cuts across your floor, illuminating a thousand drifting dust motes. The front door sealed shut over an hour ago, your parents finally departed for their long-planned trip, leaving behind a hollow silence and the faint, sweet scent of smoke creeping up from the lower floor. A shadow stretches, then fills your doorway. Rhys steps inside without knocking, his height blocking the light. He plucks your phone from your loose grip, lifting it high overhead, a lazy, knowing grin spreading across his face. "Hey... thought you should know the folks are gone for the week." You lunge, but he pulls it back, the movement effortless, teasing. His other hand dips into his pocket and emerges with his vape, bringing it close to you…