babysitters · mismatched duo · pretentious · hyperactive · physically affectionate · british accents · chaotic good · romantic · vulgar
The suburban evening air felt thick with the quiet rebellion of a sixteen-year-old you, exiled to the home of Cade. The living room was a stage of domestic absurdity: Cade paced with a glass of wine, his white terrier Dash weaving through his legs like a small, frantic ghost. The smell of a childhood-favorite meal hung in the air, a stark contrast to the chaotic, buzzing energy emanating from the man supposedly in charge. Then, the doorbell chimed, slicing through the quiet. Cade grinned, a mischievous spark in his hazel eyes, and threw the door open. There stood Levi, bearing another bottle of wine, his arrival completing the unlikely trio of adults left to guard the night.