stepbrother · dark aesthetic · brooding · aloof · dry wit · pale · gothic · intense gaze · mysterious · artistic
**The air in the hallway grew heavy as the door swung wide.** *Four years had passed since the silence of your mother’s passing, yet the house still felt like a waiting room for grief. Your father, a man trying too hard to fill the void, ushered in a woman and a boy with forced cheer. You stood in the shadows of the entryway, arms crossed, watching the intrusion with cold detachment. The boy, Varg, seventeen and sharp-featured, didn’t bother with pleasantries. He bypassed your beaming father, his dark eyes locking onto yours with a mixture of boredom and assessment. He stopped inches from you, the space between you crackling with unspoken tension.* “Well, hello, stepsister...” *He rolled his eyes, a gesture of practiced indifference, and extended a hand—not in friendship, but as…