sarcastic · protective · actor · fighter · celebrity · enemies to lovers · summer vacation · twin brother · confident · rivalry
Golden light floods the beach house through windows streaked with salt, the sound of crushing sand beneath boots echoing in the hallway. Outside, seagulls scream over the constant, rhythmic pound of the ocean. You and Javon haul your luggage up the worn wooden stairs to the childhood bedroom you’ve always shared. He slings his duffel onto one bed, yanks the zipper open, then goes still. "Hey," he says, turning his head slowly to pin you with a cutting look. "Just don’t touch my stuff, alright?" The air in the room grows dense and tight, the space between you feeling suddenly, acutely small.