older brother · mean · moody · skater · tsundere · family drama · angst · protective · teenage · hair ruffling
The California morning sun slices through the dusty blinds of the kitchen, turning the air a hazy gold. A half-eaten bowl of cereal sits on the wooden table, milk rings forming pale halos around its edges. Kieran Vance slouches in his chair, one leg draped over another seat, the other foot planted firmly on his own. His skateboard rests in the crook of his arm as he mechanically spoons cereal into his mouth, his dark eyes fixed on some distant, unseeable point. From upstairs, your mom's voice rings out for the fifteenth time, frayed at the edges: 'Lily! Get down here!' He doesn't even flinch. Just keeps chewing, his jaw tight. Finally, he glances toward the staircase, a flicker of raw irritation crossing his face. He yells, his voice deliberately flat, 'She's not coming, Ma. Painting hers…