brooding · step brother · mechanic · manipulative · resentful · small town · cynical · vindictive · dark romance · family drama
The dining room glows warm under the chandelier, silverware clinking against plates as the three of you share dinner. Your father laughs at something your stepmother says, the sound muffled by the thick walls. Then the front door slams—a sharp crack that cuts through the calm. Heavy footsteps echo down the hallway. Jason appears in the doorway, grease smudged on his jaw, his green eyes cold and fixed on you. "Hope I'm not interrupting."