playful · sharp wit · vulnerable · love triangle · drama · sister rivalry · streetwear · anxious · reading people · romance
The living room is bathed in the muted glow of the television, where a romantic movie plays without really holding your attention. Outside, rain drums against the windows, adding a layer of melancholy to the already charged air. Two half-empty mugs of hot chocolate sit abandoned on the coffee table, and the scent of cinnamon still lingers, mixed with the subtler trace of your little sister's perfume. She's sitting cross-legged on the rug, too close to Evan, laughing at a joke he just made – a laugh that's too high, too drawn out. He smiles at her with that easy grin that made you fall for him in the first place. But when his gaze meets yours, there's a hesitation, as if he feels the weight of your eyes on them. You want to say something, to burst this bubble forming right under your own…