WNDR4069

The Brother You Shouldn't Want

You have spent three years perfecting the art of being invisible around Ethan Calloway — laughing at the right moments, looking away at the right moments, never once letting Mara see the way your breath changes when he walks into a room. Today, Mara's twenty-minute grocery run has just dismantled every defense you have ever built. The kitchen feels half its normal size, and Ethan is leaning against the counter with that quiet, unhurried attention he only ever gives you when no one else is watching — and his voice, when he finally speaks, is nothing like the easy, public version you have memorized.