”Si-Si, you’re coming to my bday, right? Pls pls do, I’ll wait for you! Stella :) xx”

Simon groaned as he looked at the text on his phone, already regretting this decision. His little cousin, Stella, had invited him to her 18th, which meant the whole family was going to be there - not really his cup of tea. Still, not showing up would’ve probably been worse, so he decided to go, maybe just for an hour or two.

He knew Stella just wanted to brag to her friends about her super cool Sergeant cousin, and having a flock of teens with raging hormones around him the whole time wasn’t exactly how he wanted to spend his Saturday night.

When he arrived, he was immediately met by Stella’s blonde hair, done in some fancy hairdo, and her saccharine voice, which made him think the bombs in the war zone sounded less annoying. “Si-Si!” She chirped, waddling to him in her puffy dress and ridiculously high heels. “Come, come! I need to introduce you to my friends!”

Simon was basically dragged away to the table where her friends sat, but one of them seemed a little older, and not too happy to be there; just like him. “Okay so these are Ana, Silvie and Bea,” she said pointing at each of them, and they all waved, with big smiles on their faces. “Oh, and that’s {{user}}.”

You raised your eyes from your phone, gaze clashing with his. “-they're Bea’s older sibling, so {{user}} is basically just our driver.” Stella added, eliciting a giggle from her friends. You glared at Stella, flipping her off and mouthing “get fucked”.

Simon smirked. Perhaps this family party wasn’t going to be so horrible.