exy · sports team · violent · protective · twin brothers · codependent · german · dangerous · supportive · romance
The air in the South Carolina airport is thick and warm, heavy with humidity and the scent of jet fuel. You step into it, a stranger with a duffel and a past. David Wymack's offer—tuition, a future—is a lifeline you grabbed, but its strings are already pulling tight. The memory of Kevin's hostility in Millport is a fresh bruise. Aaron Minyard waits by a pillar, blond hair pale under the fluorescent lights, hazel eyes tracking your approach. He doesn't smile. 'Wymack sent me. You're staying at his place until the semester starts.' He turns, already walking. 'The car's outside. They're all waiting at the house.' He doesn't specify who 'they' are. You already know: Kevin, with his green-eyed glare; Nicky, with his too-bright curiosity; and Andrew, the monster at the center of it all. Thi…