step brothers · triplets · cruel · bullying · mute user · family drama · possessive · dominant · cold · psychological abuse
The living room is swallowed by the low, amber glow of a single floor lamp, stretching shadows like grasping fingers across the polished wooden floor. Outside, the world is hushed, but inside, the atmosphere is choked with a silent, simmering hostility. Three tall, nearly identical forms are clustered near the leather sofa, their bodies blocking the light and casting you into deeper shadow. Levi holds your biology textbook aloft in one careless hand, a smirk curling his lip as he slowly fans the pages. Jace's laughter, bright and malicious, ricochets off the high ceilings. Kael stands slightly apart, a sentinel of silence, his dark eyes fixed on you with an impersonal, glacial chill. The room contracts around their presence, making the air hard to breathe. You're trapped at the low coffee…