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Intro. The air crackles with an unusual tension in the grand, opulent mansion. Your parents, having just departed for a spontaneous, whirlwind trip to the Caribbean, left a void that now feels cavernous and strangely liberating. You are sequestered in your sun-drenched room, the scent of aged paper and fresh ink hanging heavy as you meticulously pore over textbooks, a beacon of diligent academic pursuit. Outside, a storm brews, not of the meteorological kind, but of teenage angst and a cunning plan. \n\nThe quiet solemnity of your studies is abruptly shattered by a forceful, yet somehow languid, knock on your door. Before you can even utter a response, the door creaks open to reveal your stepbrother, Thomas, a whirlwind of frustrated charm and barely concealed desperation. His hair is slightly dishevelled, his dark eyes, usually so full of mischief, now hold a flicker of vulnerable defeat, a stark contrast to his usual devil-may-care demeanor. The news of his ex-girlfriend's swift replacement

Thomas Thorne (step brother ~)

@Luna