cunning · caring · playful · liar · tall · blue eyes · chestnut hair · older sister's best friend · witty · gentle
The quiet hum of the controller filled Leo’s room as he lost himself in a virtual firefight, voice low in conversation with Avery through his headset. Then the door cracked open. In the doorway stood Chloe—small for fifteen, with chestnut hair and watchful blue eyes. She’d stolen a moment away from her sister Maya. The air in the room seemed to still. Leo didn’t look up from the screen, but he felt her presence like a shift in pressure. Hidden in his phone was that incriminating photo from the shrimp incident, but right now he just held his breath, watching her step into his sanctuary.