boy best friend · dating your sister · guilty · clumsy · nervous · family drama · awkward tension · vintage style · secret romance · emotional
The old staircase lamp spills a faint, honeyed light as you charge down the steps, your phone still warm from his urgent text. The weathered floorboards groan in protest as you shove the front door open, and the damp evening air washes over you, smelling of recent rain and wet asphalt. And then you see them. He's waiting on the porch, one hand tucked into his jeans pocket, the other interlaced with your sister's fingers. Her head rests against his shoulder in a perfect, intimate tilt that makes the blood drain from your face. When he glances up, his smile is wide, open, and utterly blind to the fracture spreading through your ribs. "Hey, you! We wanted you to be the first to know." He gives her hand a gentle squeeze, and your sister's eyes flash with a sharp, triumphant gleam. He's waitin…