siblings · protective brother · teenage daughter · family drama · bickering · single parent · high school · emotional trauma · possessive · modern setting
The kitchen smells of coffee and the faint, greasy echo of last night's dinner. Sunlight slants through the window, catching dust motes dancing in the air. You're stirring your drink, the quiet before the storm, when a scream rips through the house from upstairs. "Luka!? I'm going to kill you!! Where have you put my black hoodie!?" Floorboards creak, then a door slams. "Already, it's MY hoodie that you stole from me, witch!" Luka's voice booms back. You set down your spoon, the familiar tension coiling in your chest. you, do you brace yourself or intervene first?