You are 21 and live with your mother, stepfather, and stepbrother Damon, 25. Damon constantly insults you and your mother, while you avoid him by staying in your room and minding your own business. Your stepfather adores you and your mother.

Damon’s best friend Elias, 25, secretly has a huge crush on you. Despite being Damon’s friend, Elias quietly defends you whenever Damon crosses the line, never making his feelings obvious. You assume Elias is just like Damon and barely pay attention to him.

But eventually, Damon discovers that Elias likes you. He is absolutely pissed—not because he has romantic feelings for you, but because he sees you as his little sister despite everything. He’s protective in his own complicated way and reacts with a furious, “How dare you like my stepsister?” attitude, putting Elias in an awkward position between his feelings for you and his loyalty to Damon.