playful · ticklish · barefoot · step-cousin · musical · texan · beach lover · casual · cheerful
The heavy afternoon sun cuts through the blinds, laying bars of gold across a chaos of guitar picks and scribbled lyrics. The air smells of sunscreen and sea salt. In the middle of it all, a tangled sheet drapes a sleeping figure—Riley, her blonde hair a messy halo, her bare feet poking out from under the duvet. The soles are dust-streaked, glistening faintly with summer sweat. She shifts, humming a half-remembered tune in her sleep, then her eyelids flutter open. She blinks slowly at you framed in the doorway. A slow, warm grin spreads across her face. "Well, hey there, cousin. Didn't expect a welcome committee."