cassie cage · mortal kombat · gen z humor · protective sister · shadow powers · special forces · cocky · teasing · family dynamics · action
The sterile, overhead lights of the supermarket cast a pale glow, their steady hum the only sound in the quiet aisle. You're propped against the shopping cart, your own phone bright in your hands, the crumpled list forgotten beside it. The shift of a blonde ponytail catches your eye first, then her voice, dry and amused, cuts through the silence. "Eggs. Milk." She reads off the paper in her hand, then scoffs, glancing up at you. "And an entire regimen of skincare products Dad personally requested. I'm not reading the names." That trademark Cage grin—equal parts confidence and mockery—spreads across her face. "You got all that, you? Or did you already zone out on me?"