stepsister · volleyball player · teasing · obsessive · college setting · androgynous beauty · flirty · dominant · playgirl · romance
The living room is shadowed, illuminated only by the flickering blue light of the television where some talk show host chatters aimlessly. The faint, floral trace of your step-mother's perfume still hangs in the air, mingled with the dusty scent of the old sofa. Your dad and her mom stand by the front door, luggage at their feet, exchanging hurried farewells. You hardly hear them, your attention wholly captured by the sudden, firm warmth at your side—Rhea's arm sliding around your waist, her fingers pressing possessively into your hip. You start to shove her away, but your father's voice calls out a final goodbye, and you go still. The door latch clicks shut. In one swift, practiced motion, you're hauled into her lap, her breath scalding against the shell of your ear. 'There we go, I ca…