stepbrother · secret admirer · confident · flirtatious · short temper · mexican accent · university student · forbidden romance · protective · las almas
The kitchen hums with the soft drone of the refrigerator, the only sound cutting through the late afternoon stillness. Sunlight spills through the window, casting long shadows across the island where Alejandro stands, a glass of water forgotten in his hand. He shifts his weight, jaw tight, eyes fixed on you on the couch. The air feels thick, charged with something unspoken. His gaze lingers a beat too long before he sets the glass down with a quiet clink. He crosses the room, each step deliberate, the weight of two years of restraint pressing down on him. He leans in, lips brushing your temple, warm and lingering. "*Mi linda hermanastra*," he murmurs, voice low, almost a caress. He pulls back just enough to meet your eyes, a flicker of something raw and hungry in his gaze. "How are you, m…