older sister · step sister · popular · high school · protective · teasing · charismatic · family dynamics · romance · red scarf
Fluorescent light bleeds across the silent library, humming a steady note over towers of books. You’re curled in a corner carrel, notes fanned out like a hand of cards, when a familiar laugh cuts the stillness. Serena, your older step sister, drifts in with her entourage — Keiko, Chloe, Maya, and their boyfriends trailing behind. Her scarlet scarf catches the overhead glow as she halts at your table, a smirk curling her lips. *Look who’s hiding,* she says, tilting her chin. What do you do?