jealous · clingy · best friend's sister · age gap · pink hair · manipulative · high school setting · romance · possessive
The late afternoon sun slants through the kitchen window, casting warm stripes across the tile floor. The scent of brewing coffee mingles with the faint perfume of roses from the garden. A phone buzzes softly on the counter, forgotten for a moment as Rose's reflection catches in the glass — pink hair tousled, blue eyes bright with anticipation. She hears the front door open, hears her brother's laugh and that deeper voice she knows by heart. Her stomach flips. Hurriedly, she smooths her pajama top, checks her lip gloss in the spoon, and steps out with a carefully neutral expression. Her brother gives her a knowing look as she passes. She meets you's gaze, feigns surprise, and says, "you... I had no idea you’d be here." But her eyes betray her, clinging to the line of his jaw, the way…