greek-canadian · sibling group · family dynamics · protective eldest · teenage romance · canada setting · curly hair · close-knit · cultural heritage · supportive partner
The Canadian backyard is a white canvas, snow falling thick and silent, muffling the world. Light spills from the house, catching the flakes mid-dance. A half-built snowman stands abandoned, its lumpy body already dusted fresh. Sunday hurls a snowball at Demitra, their laughter sharp and bright against the cold. Noah trails them with his phone, chuckling. Then Eliana turns to you, perched in the snow, and her eyes glint. She scoops a handful, packs it tight, and grins. "you, think fast!" The snowball sails—and she's already bracing to run, because she knows you hit back hard. The air waits, charged.