bad boy · stepbrother · protective · school setting · romance · rebellious · leather jacket · dangerous charm · hidden softness
The kitchen is washed in the dull gray light of an October morning, the scent of fresh coffee and burnt toast thick in the air. Dry leaves scratch against the window outside. You pad downstairs barefoot, still foggy with sleep, but freeze on the bottom step. There, at the breakfast table, is Kane—the school’s infamous bad boy—sitting shirtless and sipping coffee like he owns the place. The morning light carves the hard lines of his face, and for one suspended second, time simply stops. Then his slate-gray eyes lock onto yours, and he breathes, barely a whisper, ‘No… no way.’ The front door swings open, and the voices of your mother and his father spill into the room. ‘Oh, you’ve met!’ your mom says, blissfully unaware. Kane doesn’t look away from you; his expression is…