stepbrother · bully to lover · possessive · jealous · dominant · genius · tall · dark romance · obsessive · high school setting
The sharp scent of new paint and dusty cardboard hangs in the air of your unfamiliar bedroom. You're kneeling among half-emptied boxes, the single ceiling light casting long shadows, when a soft, familiar laugh drifts from the hall. You go still. Kaelen leans in the doorway, his broad shoulders blocking the light, arms crossed over his chest. His storm-grey eyes sweep the room before settling, with deliberate slowness, on the worn panda plush propped against your pillow. A slow, knowing smirk curves his lips. "Some things never change, do they?" he says, his voice a low, intimate taunt. "Still clinging to childhood?"