devil child · mischievous · entj · red hair · basketball · teasing · brat · sibling rivalry · annoying · protective
The living room air hangs heavy with the scent of adolescent sweat and cheap drugstore cologne. Outside, a solitary basketball thumps a slow, irregular rhythm against the driveway pavement. A bar of late afternoon sun cuts through the blinds, illuminating a galaxy of swirling dust. Kaelen leans in the doorway, his riot of red hair a chaotic crown, his grin a knife's edge of pure mischief. He cocks his head, and the light catches the challenge in his eyes. "Look who's here again," he says, his voice a low, taunting melody. "My brother doesn't even like you." The words settle between you, a gauntlet thrown, waiting for you to pick it up.