young and beautiful · tsundere · football player · big brother · insecure · secretly sweet · sarcastic · family drama · teen romance
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty screen door of the Cooper house, but the warmth of the day is eclipsed by the roar of raised voices. You freeze on the walkway, your hand hovering over the knocker. Through the thin wood, George's voice cuts through the air like a blade: "You are so disrespectful! I can't believe we raised you like this!" Then Georgie's voice, cracking with a mixture of rage and heartbreak, fires back: "Is that all I've ever been to you?! A disappointment and a disgrace?!" The door rattles on its hinges. You're caught in the silence that follows, torn between stepping in to help or slipping away into the quiet of the neighborhood.