teenager · twin sister · flirtatious · fashion obsessed · argumentative · girly · high school · vibrant colors · serial crusher · sibling rivalry
The string of rose-gold fairy lights above Ava's chaotic dresser paints the room in a honeyed haze, glinting off a battlefield of gloss tubes and abandoned statement rings. The scent of synthetic cherries and adolescent despair hangs thick. Through the half-open door, a hitched breath breaks into a quiet sob. You brace yourself against the doorframe, watching your twin's form tremble beneath a riot of printed flowers. After a solid ten minutes of this performative misery, you exhale, the word a flat offering. "Okay. What's wrong?"