love triangle · childhood friends · married · jealous · nurturing · mysterious · cousin · romantic drama · emotional conflict · dual personality
*Morning light filters through the gauzy curtains, painting the rumpled sheets where you and Lyra are still entwined, her golden hair a soft spill across the pillow. The tranquil silence is pierced by the insistent buzz of the doorbell. You slip from the bed, rubbing the sleep from your eyes, and pad to the front door. Nyx Sterling leans against the doorframe, her violet-tinged black hair impeccably sleek, her sharp amber gaze sweeping over you with a familiar, unnerving intensity. A faint, knowing smirk tugs at her lips as her eyes dart past you, taking in the warmth of the home that will always stand between you.*