I'm Burnt Out Brother Novels & Stories

"You underestimate him." "I know my brother." He said and Natasha replied. "You knew him." she corrected. "People change." Evan laughed quietly. "Not Ethan." She replied. "Especially Ethan... He'll burn cities if he has to." Evan's jaw tightened almost imperceptibly. "He's injured... He can barely move." "So?" Natasha asked and he replied. "So he won't come." Natasha looked at him with unwavering certainty. "He will." Not because she wanted to provoke him because she believed it, completely.

Right in front of me stood the man from the night, the one who took his time to ruin me in and out even if I could barely recall his name. I thought my heart had already gone through its strain this week, but nothing could have prepared me for what I heard next. “Please meet Ezekiel– my brother,”

And now it was all wrong. I pulled my knees to my chest. I felt like crying but the tears wouldn't come. I was just... empty. Confused. Scared. Shocked. I grabbed my phone, my fingers hovering over Anabel's contact. I should call her. I should tell her everything right now. But what would I even say? How would I even start? I typed in Anabel’s dm… [Me: Hey, remember that guy I met at the bar? The one who's been making me smile for the first time in years? Yeah, turns out it's Ethan. Your brother. The one you're throwing a party for next weekend]

How could I be so stupid! My phone buzzed in that moment and it was from Damien. It was a picture of him naked in his bed, his bed which was empty. "She's gone, don't worry." It read and my heart seemed to recede back to it's normal position in my chest. I let out a deep sigh of relief. However, I still could not rest as I walked back to the bed and sat down, why would I be mated to my brother!?

I already hated their ridiculous marriage enough as it was. Which meant Kayden’s money was still useful to me. But he was my Stepbrother now? How was I supposed to survive an entire month, doing whatever he wanted and acting as a step sister? I let out a discreet breath. I decided not to let it bother me. My plan was after that one month, I'd go to another town and start a new life, far away from them. “What are you thinking about?” he asked suddenly, turning the wheel as the car curved into the street leading to my house.

My friend says. “No exception.” “ I can go after her then? Since you claim you have no interest.” Damon exposes a set of annoying dentition. “Go ahead.” I say without hesitation, “Don't you two have jobs?” “We do.” “Then why are you here?” My brother mouths, “Because you are becoming boring.” I stare at him, my friend nods, “Painfully boring.” “Incredibly boring.” “Tragically boring.” I look between them, a crease forming between my brows, “Are you two done?”

I paused outside his room, the soft hum of his communication device murmuring in the background. I took a moment to steady my breathing, feeling the weight of the day pressing down on me. It wasn't just my brother's absence, it was the gnawing loneliness I felt, knowing that even family could sometimes feel like strangers. Edmond's dismissiveness, his eagerness to seek advice from everyone but me, sank deep into my heart. It hurt in a way I couldn’t really explain. I know he’s doing this for me, but I still felt hurt by his actions.

The empty tumbler fell forgotten from his fingers, bouncing soundlessly on the thick carpet. "Hey, I bust my ass in the finance department 60 hours a week while you're out playing celebrity downtown!" Brady shouted back, bloodshot eyes blazing. "Just because I actually know how to have fun sometimes too doesn't mean I'm gonna roll over for that smug bastard!" "Enough!" Blaine threw up a hand, the signet ring on his right hand glinting gold in the low light. He could already feel the beginnings of a spectacular headache building behind his temples. Dealing with his drunk buffoon of a sibling was utterly exhausting on a good day. And today was already shaping up to be decidedly not good.

Adrien is always right, he never does anything wrong in their eyes. That's exactly what has pushed him to this point. My brother is a lazy, mean, wicked, and selfish man, scratch that, boy. I have had to work hard since we lost our parents when I was fourteen. I have been feeding and taking care of my brother since. I send him a stipend unfailingly every month and the months that I send the money late or I send lower than I usually do or maybe he asks for more and I don't give him...he shows up at my place and makes a huge fuss and when that doesn't work, he shows up at my workplace and constantly constitutes a nuisance. That was what got me fired from my last day job.

“You’re going to make yourself sick.” “I’m fine.” “You’re obsessed. This isn’t healthy, Derek.” “Neither is letting an innocent man get destroyed by a psychopath.” I take the coffee gratefully. “Ethan’s my brother in everything but blood. I’m not going to abandon him.” “I’m not asking you to abandon him. I’m asking you to take care of yourself too.” She sits beside me. “What happens if you burn out? If you push so hard you miss something crucial?” “I won’t miss anything.”