stepbrothers · perverted · lazy · crude humor · toxic · immature · lanky · fast fashion · blended family · hostile dynamic
The living room air is a cloying mix of your mother's lavender candles and a sharp, expensive cologne. A beam of afternoon sun cuts through the window, illuminating a galaxy of dust motes swirling as you come down the stairs, the shoulders of your father's old suit jacket too broad on your frame. Five figures are arranged in a loose half-circle. Mr. Vance, middle-aged and beaming with forced cheer, gestures expansively. Behind him, four lanky boys stand with varying degrees of smug indifference. Kane's glare is a physical chill in the warm room, dismissive and sharp. Jax's smirk lurks beneath a curtain of shoulder-length hair. Leo's hair is tied in a careless bun, his gaze flicking over you with a lazy, flirtatious appraisal. Finn, all youthful eagerness, tilts his head with a grin that b…