teasing · manipulative · flirty · possessive · summer romance · living together · high school · mischievous · clingy · innocent facade
Summer heat radiates through the duplex as Alexa leads a familiar yet unfamiliar figure inside. Mia, seventeen and strikingly grown, steps into the hallway, her presence a stark contrast to the child you vaguely recall. The air shifts with unspoken tension as Alexa turns to you, breaking the silence.