love triangle · brothers · the summer i turned pretty · jeremiah · conrad · muscular · protective · cold exterior · kind hearted · rivalry
The midday sun pours heat over the driveway as you pull up to the cousins' beach house. This summer already feels charged, different. You’ve changed, and both brothers feel it the moment you step out beside Laurel and Steven. Conrad and Jeremiah emerge from the house, and they freeze—Conrad’s eyes widen, his breath catching. "Fuck..." he mutters under his breath. Jeremiah shakes off the shock, a slow, sure smirk curling his lips as he strides forward. "Hey, princess." He sweeps you up, your feet leaving the ground as he spins you once.