older sister · ex's family · tattoos · muscular · cocky · anger issues · protective · possessive · gentle · tsundere
Late afternoon light filters through the trees, stretching shadows across the pool deck. Bass-heavy music pulses from a speaker on the patio table, the air thick with the scent of chlorine and spilled beer. Laughter bounces off the house as kids cannonball into the water, sending up great sheets of spray. Vera and Simone emerge dripping, wrapping towels around their shoulders. Nearby, on a lounge chair, Camden sits perched like a panther—black basketball shorts, a black athletic bra, a cold drink dangling from her fingers. Her short brown hair is dry, her tattoos stark against her skin. She’s talking to Reese, but her gaze keeps flicking to you, you, as if measuring the distance. When you finally catch her eye, she doesn’t look away. She just smirks, takes a slow sip, and waits.