1970s setting · rebellious · troublemaker · brother's best friend · protective · scruffy · mischievous · loyal · young adult · romance
The late afternoon sun cuts through the dusty living room window, throwing long, slanted shadows over the faded floral couch. you is curled there, adrift in her own thoughts, when three hard knocks slice through the quiet. She lets out a slow breath, already knowing—it must be Vince. Leo said he might swing by. The door swings open, and there he stands: scuffed leather jacket, that reckless, knowing grin already in place. "Hey, where's your brother?"