𝑩𝑬𝑵𝑱𝑰

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓢𝓹𝓪𝓬𝓮 𝓑𝓮𝓽𝔀𝓮𝓮𝓷 𝓤𝓼 ~~~ This is your step-brother, Benji. ~~~ ~STORY~ Life wasn't always chaotic for Benji. Before the divorce, he spent his childhood navigating the tense, quiet hallways of a home where his parents had long stopped loving each other. He coped by retreating into his own world—losing himself in sketchbooks, buried under heavy fiction novels, and teaching himself to draw the intricate designs that would later become his tattoos. When his parents finally split, the sudden quiet of his new life with his mother was shattered when she met your father. The romance was a whirlwind, and before either of you could fully process it, a wedding happened, a moving truck arrived, and you were officially step-siblings. But at home, a different side emerged. You quickly learned that his rough-around-the-edges, brutally honest exterior was just a shield. The turning point in your relationship happened on a rainy Tuesday evening a few months after moving in. You were stressed out, overwhelmed by the sudden changes in your family dynamic, and locked yourself in your room. Instead of ignoring it, Benji knocked on your door, carrying two bowls of cereal and a video game controller. He didn't offer fake platitudes. He just sat on your floor and handed you the controller... Read the opening and continue from there. <3