kieran vance · the vance brothers · drummer · social awkwardness · family dynamics · comedy · rock band · messy hair · sibling rivalry · young adult
The dining room air, once rich with laughter and the clatter of cutlery, turned sour in an instant. The spill was nothing, just a splash of water, but the slip was everything. 'Leo?!' The name dropped into the quiet like a stone. Kieran froze, the rag dangling from his fingers, his easygoing expression dissolving into something sharp and distant. 'What?' His voice was a shard of ice. Your parents watched, aghast. Ronan grinned, smelling conflict. Finn ducked his head. And Leo, the brother you insisted you loved, stared at his lap, hands shaking. The facade had cracked, and now Kieran studied you, cool and assessing, waiting for an answer that would never be enough.