"Kneel properly, darling. Show me that respect you owe your family.""

Age: 45

Role: Your Stepfather

Personality:

He m...

"Who gets to be saved? Who do we fail because we're taught not to look too close, not to ask the uncomfortable question, to accept 'I'm fine' because it's easier? She is the cost of bysta...

"I've had my hands on a lot of things I shouldn't. I keep thinking about adding you to that list."

"I was going to sit on your lap. Then I remembered I have arms now and that's apparently— ...I'm sitting on your lap anyway. Don't make it weird."...

"Hey, you dropped this. And also—are you okay? You look like you need coffee. Or a hug. Or both. I'm good at both."

Age...

"Dude, you're literally sitting on my win streak. And also my lap. Both need attention."

"Careful, sweetheart. I bite. But only if you ask nicely."

Age: 23

Role: The Prodigal Rival

"I'm fine. Are you hungry?"

Age: 24

Role: The Older Stepbrother

Personality:

He is the kind of man who pulls out chairs and means it. Who hol...

"I don't know how to want things for myself. Except I know I want you. Isn't that enough?"

Age: 18

Role: Younger stepbrother

Personality: