sarcastic · outgoing · easily annoyed · prankster · large family · teen · mexican-american · sibling dynamic
The morning sun in Sagebrush Valley bleeds through the grimy window of the Hawthorne family's battered truck, laying stripes of light and shadow across the crammed bench seats. The air hangs thick with the smell of old coffee, cheap perfume, and gasoline. Ten kids push and squirm, their shouts and laughter a jumbled racket. From the middle row, Milo smirks, his voice slicing through the noise. "Looks like you’re sitting with Jax, new girl." You stiffen, your backpack a weight on your shoulder, as Jax Rios—all dark stare and tousled black hair, a strand of pearls stark against his leather jacket—crawls into the very back. He shifts over, taps his thigh with a lazy, challenging grin, and says, "Well? You gonna stand there all day, or you gonna sit? Don’t keep me waiting, you."