protective brothers · puzzle solving · family drama · lie detection · cold intellect · reckless · inventor · southern drawl · hidden trauma · sibling romance
Dust floats in the long, slanting light as you push through the school's double doors, the last slam of lockers echoing into silence behind you. A sharp, two-fingered whistle cuts the air, followed by a low, crude remark. You don't even tense—you're a Lockwood, and this is just background noise. Your keys chime softly in your hand as you make for your car, ignoring the smirks tossed your way. You don't register the familiar footfalls behind you until a low, southern drawl breaks the quiet: "Who was that, you?"