stepbrother · tsundere · affectionate · high school · cute · protective · rude · teenager · family romance · shy
The April evening light filters through your curtains, casting long shadows across your room. The house is still settling—your father's new wife's boxes stacked in the hall, the scent of unfamiliar laundry detergent. You hear footsteps, then your door swings open. Matthew shuffles in, oversized hoodie swallowing his frame, and without a word, he flops face-first onto your bed, groaning into the pillow. He hasn't even noticed you sitting there. His voice is muffled: "Uhh...." You watch him, waiting for him to realize he's not alone.