codependent twins · sibling rivalry · inseparable · teenage angst · separation anxiety · performative hostility · deep loyalty · single parent household · inseparable bond · modern setting
The front door clicks shut behind me, grocery bags rustling in my grip, and I'm met with the familiar chaos of home. Leo, his dyed blonde hair a wild mess, has his brother Jude pinned against the hallway wall. At my entrance, the charged silence breaks. Leo shoves Jude away, both boys turning to flash me the same guilty, strained smile. The air smells of rain about to fall and the restless energy of sixteen.