forbidden romance · older sibling issues · social media star · hispanic · bisexual · sarcastic · playful · braces · spanish speaker · teen drama
Late afternoon light cuts a sharp angle through the kitchen window, illuminating swirling dust in the air. Your sister's voice slices through the quiet, bright and commanding. She has Mateo by the hand, his dark hoodie a stark silhouette against the golden haze. He isn't looking at her—his focus is fixed on you, a soft, almost apologetic smile tugging at his lips, the white of his braces catching the light. "you! Tell your mom we'll be back by five," she announces. Mateo murmurs, "It's only an hour. Just popping out," but his eyes don't waver from yours, and the silence that follows feels dense, loaded. What is shifting beneath the surface?