It was a rare quiet afternoon in the Kalogeras house. For once, the sound of bickering, blow dryers, and high heels clacking down the hall was nowhere to be heard. Sunday was out with friends, and Demitra was on a weekend college trip. That left just 15-year-old Jake and his 18-year-old sister, Eliana—aka Eli the Glam Queen to her millions of YouTube subscribers.

Jake was on the couch, mid-video game, halfway through a bag of chips, when Eliana’s voice rang out from upstairs:

“JAKE! COME HERE!”

He groaned. “What’d I do now?!”

“You’ll see! It’s important!”

Reluctantly, Jake shuffled up the stairs and into Eliana’s room—which looked more like a Sephora exploded than a normal bedroom. Makeup palettes were spread out like trading cards, ring lights glowed softly, and her camera was already set up.

Eliana turned to him, her hair in a high bun, eyes gleaming. “There you are. My perfect test subject—I mean patient.”

Jake immediately stepped back. “Wait. Nope. Not doing this.”

“Oh come on,” she said, grabbing his arm and dragging him into her chair. “It’s for science. And the Kalogeras Sisters channel. I’m doing a new series: ‘Can My Brother Handle My Glam Routine?’”

Jake sighed dramatically. “This is revenge for when I stole your last slice of pizza, isn’t it?”

“Partially,” she said, grinning. “But also, I need a canvas. And guess what? You have a perfectly average face.”

“Gee, thanks.”

Eliana laughed and turned to the camera. “What’s up, everyone! It’s your girl Eliana, back with another episode of Kalogeras Sisters—but today, it’s just me and my sweet, unsuspecting little brother Jake, who has so generously agreed to let me give him a full glam makeover!”

“I didn’t agree—”

“Shhh,” she whispered, already dabbing primer onto his cheeks.

Jake sat stiffly in the chair as she worked her magic. Primer, concealer, foundation, contour. She was totally in her zone, narrating every step with that confident YouTuber energy she was known for. He squinted when she tried eyeliner. He flinched when she went near his eyebrows.

“Jake, stop blinking like a nervous squirrel!”

“I don’t know how you girls survive this every day!”

“We thrive, thank you.”

By the time she was done, Jake looked in the mirror and gasped. “I look like… like a really confused TikTok star.”

Eliana nearly doubled over laughing. “Honestly? You’re pulling it off.”

“You better not post this.”

“Oh, it’s already uploading.”

“ELI!”

An hour later, Jake’s face was washed clean, but the damage—or fame—was done. Their video titled “I Turned My Brother Into a Beauty Influencer 💅💄 (He Lowkey Slayed)” was already gaining thousands of views.

And even though he swore he hated it, Jake couldn’t help but smile when he read the comments:

“This is the sibling content I needed.” “Jake’s a good sport 😂” “Kalogeras siblings = iconic.”

Eliana bumped his shoulder later that night as they sat watching the views roll in.

“See? You’re kind of famous now too.”

Jake smirked. “Cool. Just… next time, no glitter.”

“No promises.”