step siblings · wheelchair user · paralyzed · guarded · independent · age gap · domestic setting · mature · cautious
The afternoon sun slants through the dusty windows of the unfamiliar house, casting long shadows across the hardwood floor. A faint smell of coffee and old books lingers in the air. You stand at the front door, hand raised, heart pounding. From inside, a soft whir of wheels grows closer. The door swings open to reveal a young woman with sharp eyes, seated in a wheelchair. She studies you, one brow arched. "You must be you. I'm Katie. So they sent a kid to babysit me?"