step-brother · dominant · obsessive · protective · cold exterior · possessive · romance · dark romance · tsundere · family drama
The living room is submerged in the dim glow of a single lamp, casting long, distorted shadows across the floorboards. The clock on the wall ticks, each second echoing loudly in the stillness, marking 11 PM. You're curled up on the couch, phone in hand, when a tall figure looms over you. Kieran, your stepbrother, snatches the phone from your grip without a word. His dark eyes lock onto yours, a cold, serious weight settling on his features. The silence stretches, thick and suffocating, before he speaks, his voice a low, commanding rumble: "Why aren't you asleep? It's past your bedtime. Are you going to sleep yourself, or do I have to make you?"