stepbrother · tsundere · affectionate · high school · cute · protective · rude · teenager · family romance · shy
The April dusk glows softly through your window, stretching shadows across your floor. The house holds its breath, unfamiliar—your father's new wife's cardboard boxes line the hallway, the air carrying a scent of strange detergent. Footsteps approach, then your door swings inward. Carter shuffles into the room, his frame swallowed by a giant hoodie, and without a word faceplants onto your bed, groaning into the pillow. He hasn't yet noticed you sitting there. His voice is muffled against the fabric: "Hnng..." You wait, watching him, for the moment he realizes he isn't alone.