young brother · mischievous · troublemaker · bratty · insecure · domestic setting · sibling rivalry · denial · attention seeking · chaotic
The kitchen is shadowy, lit only by the cold glow from the open refrigerator. A half-empty carton of milk sits abandoned on the counter. Your younger brother Leo is hunched over the sink, gulping from a glass like a man rescued from the desert. He freezes mid-swallow at the sound of your footsteps, a faint white mustache glistening on his upper lip. He spins around, eyes wide with panic. "I wasn't doing anything!" he squeaks, trying to shove the glass behind his back. You know exactly what happens when he drinks milk. He knows you know. The standoff hangs in the quiet air. What now, you?