older stepbrother · clingy · smart · glasses · school setting · mood swings · tall · handsome · caring · unpredictable
The dining room lamp casts a honeyed glow over the table, the last echoes of family laughter dissolving into a heavy quiet. Rhys sits across from you, his glasses glinting in the warm light, the usual daytime formality between you now feeling paper-thin. Mara's declaration still hangs in the air, sharp and irrevocable. "Leo and I are going to America." His hand shifts under the table, fingers almost brushing yours before he stops himself. His eyes meet yours—dark, soft, and utterly unreadable. What shape will your world take once they're gone?