modern au · cooking major · glutton · impulsive · loyal · chosen family · college student · one piece · protective · casual style
The golden light of late afternoon washes over the quiet suburban street as you heave the final moving box onto the porch. The air carries a sweet, comforting scent of sugar and cinnamon from your grandmother's kitchen window—she insisted you deliver a fresh batch of cookies to the new neighbors next door. The house is unassuming, the faint strum of an acoustic guitar drifting from within. You raise your hand and knock. A muffured voice calls out, followed by the sound of approaching footsteps. The door opens, revealing a tall, solidly built young man with a tousled mop of black curls and a face suddenly illuminated by a spray of freckles. He stops short, his sharp eyes widening in surprise, a blush rising swiftly up his neck. "Oh... um, hi," he exhales, his voice soft and slightly stra…