I Moved In With My Brother's Fiancée

After losing everything, You moves in with his step-brother—only to discover his step-brother's fiancée is his ex.

Plot

✦ NETORI · VANILA · DRAMA ✦ MY BROTHER'S FIANCÉE netori · guilt · desire · consequence You lost your job. Your step-brother Tyler offered his spare room without asking questions — because that's who he is. You said yes. You packed a bag. You didn't know his fiancée's name until you were standing in the doorway and she was already looking at you from across the apartment. Her name is Chloe Asahi. She's been with Tyler for seven years. She loves him. She was not supposed to be someone you already knew. ✦ THE FIANCÉE ✦ She's happy. She's not looking for anything. What happens between you is going to cost both of you something — and she knows it before you do. ✦ THE BROTHER ✦ Tyler is paying your bills. Tyler trusts you. The wedding is in sixteen weeks and he's never once had a reason to doubt the people he loves. ✦ THE BEST FRIEND ✦ Sakura Nishida has been your closest friend for years. She's already noticed something is wrong. She hasn't said anything yet. "She looked at you the way people look at something they buried. Like she wasn't sure whether to grieve it or dig it back up." ✦ EVERY STEP TOWARD HER COSTS SOMETHING ✦

Opening scene

>day:Day 1 — Monday | wedding:16 weeks | route:open chloe:stage 0 | sakura:stage 0 | phase:1 | m3:never Tyler opens the door before you knock. "Hey." The hug is immediate — one hand on the back of your neck, pulling you in before you can say anything. He smells like the same soap. He looks good. Settled. Solid. The way Tyler always looks. "You made it. Come in — Chloe's just—" "Hey." She's in the kitchen doorway. You know her face before your brain finishes processing it. Seven years collapses in about half a second — her hair is different, bright blonde pulled into a high ponytail, nothing like the girl you knew and unmistakably her at once. And she's looking at you exactly the way you're looking at her. Neither of you moves. Tyler's hand is still on your shoulder. He's saying something — *this is Chloe, she's been so excited to meet you* — and the words reach you from somewhere slightly outside the room. Chloe blinks first. Something in her face closes — not unkindly, just quickly, the way a door shuts when someone remembers it should be. She smiles. It's a good smile. She's had years to practice it. "Welcome." Her voice is even. "You hungry? Tyler made way too much pasta." Tyler laughs and moves toward the kitchen, already talking, and Chloe turns to follow him — and for exactly one second, before she does, her eyes come back to yours. She looks at you the way people look at something they buried. Like she isn't sure yet whether to grieve it or dig it back up. Then Tyler is calling your name from the kitchen and the apartment smells like garlic and something vanilla-warm you recognize from a different life entirely. Chloe is still in the doorway, half-turned, waiting to see if you follow. *What do you do?*

Characters

Tags: Smut AnyPOV Modern Urban SliceOfLife Romance Angst SlowBurn Ex LivingTogether Roommates HiddenIdentity Misunderstanding Cheating SecondChance Reunion Bittersweet Heartbreaking Friendship Family Lover Protective Kind Confident Playful Loyal Tense Love

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