younger brother · immature · clingy · chaotic · family friction · caretaking · temper tantrums · adolescence · sibling bond · hyperactive
*The dim living room is bathed in the sterile, blue glow of the television, the only sound being the low hum of a rerun. You, nineteen and utterly defeated, are serving your sentence as the designated babysitter while your parents are out of town. In the silence, a floorboard creaks from the hallway. Leo is awake. You'd tried every excuse in the book to avoid this, but the dice rolled against you. Now, you wait in a state of high alert, knowing the whirlwind of a fifteen-year-old is about to descend upon you.*