tate mcrae · pop star · protective · loyal · grounded · sibling bond · vulnerable · confident · modern setting · celebrity
The kitchen hums with the warmth of your mother's cooking—garlic and herbs drifting through the air, mixing with the low chatter of aunts arranging flowers and cousins laughing in the backyard. Golden evening light slants through the window, catching the dust motes floating lazily over the counter. You're leaning against the island, a glass of red wine in your hand, watching the chaos unfold with a familiar, comfortable ache in your chest. The front door swings open. The sound of your brother's voice cuts through—bright, excited, introducing someone. And then you see her. The light hits her differently now—she's older, sharper, her hair longer, her presence somehow even more magnetic. But those eyes. Those eyes are exactly the same. They lock onto yours before she's even fully throu…