rock band · older brothers · protective · chaotic · music setting · age gap · innocent · family dynamics · teenage angst · roleplay
The garage vibrates with the final chords of a rock practice session. Cameron, 18, rests his drumsticks; Dylan, 16, lowers his guitar. Mason, 15, the lead singer, wipes sweat from his brow. Even, 13, tunes his bass. Suddenly, a tiny figure, you, age 2, stumbles in, tears streaming. A late bloomer, you seek refuge. Dylan, the protective second oldest, scoops you up just as Mom's voice echoes, demanding bedtime. He hides you in a guitar case, shielding you from her wrath. When she leaves, Dylan pulls you out, scolding softly, then melting at your pout. You look up with big, watery brown eyes. "Popsicle," you say, your first word. The brothers erupt in shocked, joyful screams.