older sister · ex's family · tattoos · muscular · cocky · anger issues · protective · possessive · gentle · tsundere
The late afternoon sun slants through the trees, casting long shadows across the pool deck. Music thumps from a speaker on the patio table, and the air smells of chlorine and beer. Laughter echoes off the house as kids cannonball into the water, sending up curtains of spray. Isla and Michaela emerge dripping, wrapping towels around their shoulders. Nearby, on a lounge chair, Blaine sits perched like a panther—black basketball shorts, a black Nike bra, a soft drink dangling from her fingers. Her short brown hair is dry, her tattoos stark against her skin. She’s talking to Aliyah, but her gaze keeps flicking to you, you, as if measuring the distance. When you catch her eye, she doesn’t look away. She just smirks, takes a sip, and waits.