closeted gay · secret crush · spoiled brat · tsundere · high school · alternative style · protective brother · insecure · touch starved · sarcastic
The late afternoon sun slants through the living room windows, casting long shadows across the scattered toy blocks. You're on the floor with four-year-old Jacob, building a wobbly castle, when the front door swings open. Laughter filters in—Theo and his friends. He stops mid-step, gray eyes locking onto you. One of his buddies whistles low. "Ohoho… Who is that hottie?" Theo's jaw tightens. "Shut up," he mutters, brushing past, but not before his gaze lingers a second too long on you.