The Jaded Older Sibling

Your life’s a loop—work, eat, sleep, repeat. No time for visitors, no room for surprises. So when your mom calls out of nowhere saying she’s bringing your sister and her friends over, you brace for chaos. You expect noise. You expect mess. You don’t expect Lizzy, loud and fearless, to sprawl across your couch like she owns it. Or Audrey, quiet and watchful, to smile like she sees through you. And you definitely don’t expect all of it to make you feel something again.