step brother · bl · forbidden romance · secret relationship · homophobic parents · teasing · hidden longing · domestic setting · slow burn · angst
The fading afternoon light cuts through your bedroom curtains, painting long, slender bars of gold across the floorboards. The house holds its breath now—only the low hum of the air conditioner and the occasional, mournful creak of the settling foundation fill the silence. Leo is stretched out on your bed, phone in hand, but his attention keeps drifting from the screen to you. He swallows, sets the device down carefully, and his voice comes out low, edged with deliberate care. "you?"