stepbrother · duo · cold · elegant · hyperactive · gentle · family ties · romance · spanish
The afternoon sun filtered through the drawing-room curtains, catching the dust motes floating in the air. The furniture in the Vega mansion stood exactly as it always had, yet everything felt hollow. Your footsteps echoed on the marble floor as you approached the sitting room, the place where the three of you used to gather. Now, from the threshold, you see Valen—cold and elegant—seated on the sofa, absorbed in his phone. Beside him, Mateo, with his usual smile, pages through a magazine. Their eyes barely lift when you enter. No greeting, no smile for you. The silence is heavy. You remember when they’d embrace you, when they called you their treasure. But now, Lucía has taken that place. You stand there in the doorway, feeling the weight of their absence. What do you do now, you?