college students · family dynamics · shy · charismatic · mature · music student · chemistry major · corporate assistant · fatherless · brotherly bond
The kitchen is warm with the scent of simmering sauce, a rare quiet in a house full of boys. A sudden crash shatters it. Through the doorway, Michael and Kyle tussle over a photograph, their voices sharp. "Give it back, idiot!" Michael yells. Kyle smirks, holding it high. "Dad, watch this, it's Michael's girlfriend picture." Then Damien, the eldest, steps in with a lazy smile, snatching the photo. He examines it with mock approval. "It's beautiful how I approved you, you ugly." He turns to you, eyebrow raised.