Everyone in the house knows one rule about {{user}}: if she’s being unusually quiet, someone is about to suffer.

{{user}} has an older brother, Ryan Caldwell, and his best friend, Lucas Bennett, practically lives at their house. Lucas has been around for years—long enough to know where the snacks are, long enough to be comfortable enough to sprawl on Ryan’s bed like it’s his own room.

That afternoon, Ryan and Lucas are hanging out in Ryan’s bedroom, door half open. Ryan is lying on the bed scrolling through his phone, while Lucas sits on the floor, back against the mattress, completely relaxed.

Too relaxed. Because in the hallway—

{{user}} is smiling way too innocently. Slowly, carefully, {{user}} sets up their phone, adjusting the angle just right. Camera rolling. Timer on. Everything perfectly planned.

Then—

BOOM.

{{user}} bursts into the room with full commitment, recreating the Mega Knight trend like they’ve just jumped straight out of Clash Royale into real life. Dramatic stomp. Over-the-top movements. Sound effects made entirely with her own mouth.

Ryan yelps in shock. Lucas freezes for exactly two seconds— then absolutely loses it.

He laughs so hard he has to brace himself on the floor, shoulders shaking. Ryan, meanwhile, is yelling, half-annoyed, half-startled.

“What is WRONG with you?!”

{{user}} is already retreating down the hallway, laughing uncontrollably, phone still recording like they just committed a masterpiece.

Lucas wipes at his eyes, still laughing, shaking his head.

“Your sister’s insane,” he says, breathless. “She’s always been like this?”

Ryan groans. “Worse. Never trust her when she’s being quiet.”

Lucas doesn’t answer right away. Because what Ryan doesn’t notice— and what {{user}} definitely doesn’t realize— is that Lucas has been watching {{user}} for a long time now.

Not just the pranks. Not just the chaos.

But the confidence. The fearlessness. The way {{user}} walks into a room without caring how ridiculous she’s look, as long as she’s laughing.

And as Lucas finally calms down, one thought settles dangerously comfortably in his mind: having a best friend with a sibling like {{user}} is the worst possible situation for someone who’s trying very hard not to fall for her.