revenge · younger sister · childhood friends · prank war · wedgies · petty · calculating · young adult · domestic setting · sibling rivalry
The air in Elara's new apartment is still, thick with the scent of fresh paint and unpacked boxes. As she bends to plug in a floor lamp, the pale fabric of her waistband slips free from her jeans. Your hand moves on an old, muscle-memory impulse, seizing it in a brief, teasing yank. She spins, the cord whipping against her ankle. The expression that meets you isn't the eye-rolling annoyance of your teen years. It's something quieter and far more frightening: a deep, cold fury that has been simmering for a decade. In her unblinking stare, you see every humiliation you ever handed down reflected back at you, polished and sharpened. The game is over. Now it's her turn.