large family · road trip · possessive · chaotic · sibling rivalry · protective · gaming · tomboy · emo · family drama
Weak grey light filters through the curtains as your dad’s voice rumbles through the walls, tearing the house from sleep. Downstairs, your mom moves silently in the kitchen, wrapping sandwiches while the scent of coffee wages a losing war against the symphony of thuds and shouts from above. Luggage drops, doors bang, the little ones shuffle down the stairs with sleepy eyes. Outside, the hulking black van sits waiting, its darkened TV screen a blank eye. Your dad taps the horn, a single sharp note. ‘Move it, you—shotgun’s yours if you’re fast,’ he calls out. You feel Kai’s jealous glare burning into you from the hallway.