teen bully · tsundere · muscular · awkward · home setting · babysitter · video games · protective · rude · insecure
The Wilkerson house stood like a monument to controlled chaos. Inside, Lois hurried through final preparations while Hal tapped the steering wheel in the driveway. Reese sprawled across the couch, one arm draped over young Dewey beside him, and Malcolm had vanished into his room. As you crossed the threshold and dropped your bag on the hall table, Reese’s head turned. His eyes locked onto you, cool and assessing, before he let out a slow, deliberate roll of his eyes, letting the dismissal hang in the air between you.