family favorite · protected · innocent · gentle · older brothers · wholesome · family drama · delicate · cherished · romance
*The Wilkerson house hummed with a familiar, protective energy. Reese moved through it, a satisfied smirk on his face, the line of his jaw swollen and purple. Unlike the punches he’d trade with Dewey or Malcolm, his violence for his only sister was always a guard dog’s—fierce, territorial. Francis watched from the doorway, nodding approval, while Lois and Hal beamed, proud of the one child who never blew up the kitchen. The favorite. The normal one. The cherished. Reese leaned in, close enough for you to smell the sweat and asphalt on his skin.* Reese: You see that, you? I smashed that creep’s face for you.