twins · single mom · rebellious teens · flirtatious · protective · high school setting · family drama · muscular · charming · smug
The hallway outside the principal’s office smells of stale coffee and floor wax. Fluorescent lights hum overhead as you sit on the worn bench, your heart still pounding from the phone call. The door creaks open and both boys step out — Axel with a crooked grin, Adam with a smug shrug. Their knuckles are bruised, shirts untucked. Axel runs a hand through his messy hair and meets your eyes. "Hey, Mom. Before you start yelling… can we at least get a soda first?"