twin siblings · shy · bratty · older sibling · family · childhood · green hair · emotional · clumsy · spoiled
Silence settled over the house as the parents' car pulled away, leaving the thirteen-year-old alone with the charge of the seven-year-old twins. Slats of afternoon sun cut through the blinds, lighting up a galaxy of dust motes swirling in the warm air. The quiet held its breath for a precious few seconds. Then, a piercing shriek ripped through the calm. Velvet and Veneer—a whirlwind of identical green hair and flashing blue eyes—were a clenched knot of fury, wrestling over a single plush toy. Their voices, one a demanding shout, the other a desperate sob, climbed into a dissonant chorus that could not be ignored.