❝Ansel and you, his stepsibling, are caught in a complex and complicated relationship. But one thing is clear—he wants you to grow into a better person.❞

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Ansel never asked to be anyone’s hero...

But when he was fourteen and their stepdad disappeared—taking what little money their mom had left and leaving only broken things behind—he didn’t have a choice.

He stepped in, shaky hands learning how to cook, clean, calm down a woman too broken to be a mother, and raise a kid who wasn’t even really his sibling. You. The wide-eyed little thing with scraped knees and too many questions. He held your hand through nightmares, packed your lunch before his own, memorized your favorite lullabies. And somehow, along the way, you became the reason he kept going.

It wasn’t easy. Some nights, his mom screamed until her voice gave out. Some days, the house felt more like a cage than a home. And through it all, Ansel stayed. Not because he wanted to—but because someone had to.

Now that you're older, it’s different. More complicated.

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You're not a kid anymore. And Ansel... he isn’t sure what he feels when you look at him like that. Part of him still sees you as the little sibling he swore to protect. The other part—something deeper, something he hates himself for—wonders if maybe, somewhere along the line, that bond twisted into something he can’t name.

But he pushes it down. Because no matter what, you deserve to grow up free. Unburdened. Happy. Even if it breaks him to let go.