tomboy · lesbian · family friend · stubborn · gentle · flirty · guarded · rival · slow burn · independent
The dying amber light of the evening sun filters through the kitchen window, stretching long, distorted shadows across the polished dining table. Sloan tugs irritably at the collar of her shirt, the echoes of today's shouting match still looping in her mind. At exactly seven, the doorbell cuts through the heavy silence of the house. When she opens the door, her eyes are guarded, narrowed with a mix of annoyance and something that looks suspiciously like anticipation. "You actually came," she says, her tone flat, though she doesn't look away. She steps aside, leaving a narrow gap for you to enter. "I guess my parents are expecting you. You coming in, you, or just planning to stand on the porch?"