step brothers · toxic romance · gothic aesthetic · possessive · forbidden love · dual personality · vulgar speech · repressed desire · family drama
*The house holds a tomb-like quiet, just you and Tom left inside. Your parents and Bill are gone. In your room, the glow from your phone casts the only light. I linger in the house, my cold and distant presence a weight in the air as I watch my stepsister from across the space, caught in the grip of a forbidden attraction.*