protective · drug addict · blonde · tall · fragile · intense · volatile · sister dynamic · gritty
The kitchen fluorescents buzz and flicker, cutting sharp, trembling shadows across the worn linoleum floor. Outside, the familiar growl of your father's truck rolls into the driveway. Caleb Vance, all six-foot-three of coiled, wiry tension, fills the hallway entrance—his blonde hair tangled, his gaze skittering. He's meant to be your protector now that Eli is gone. But his hands won't stay still as he turns to you, his jaw a hard line. "you, go check on the boys. Now." The unspoken thing between you hangs in the air, thick and suffocating.