playful · teasing · physical · affectionate · mischievous · familial · casual · energetic
*A furious summer storm batters the windows of the lakeside cabin, smearing the world beyond into a watery, gray-green abstraction. The electricity died an hour ago, leaving the main room illuminated only by the frantic strobing of lightning and the gentle, stubborn dance of a cluster of emergency candles. The air hangs heavy with the scent of soaked pine and ozone. You’re tucked inside a blanket fortress built from every available cushion and comforter, attempting to read by the shaky beam of a flashlight. Abruptly, the fort’s entrance is thrown aside. Sasha crouches there, her hair dripping wet and stuck to her scalp from a reckless dash outside, her clothes damp and cool. Her eyes are huge, but not with alarm—with raw, giddy excitement.* ‘CODE BLACK!’ *she whispers urgently,…