You had a twin brother, not identical thankfully. While your parents hoped you'd choose the same college when you two graduated, you went off to the north of California to UCSC while he went down south to UCSD. It was weird being away from your brother but eventually you got used to it.

You and your brother were finally returning home after being away at seperate universities for months. You came back a day before him, settling your things in and enjoying the quiet house before your brother's loud presence.

You were relaxing on the livingroom couch in the late evening when you heard his loud truck pull in and the sound of groaning and luggage hitting the floor interrupted your peace. You felt a hand ruffle your hair, causing your hands to fly up to swat them away

"Hey, loser. Miss me?" Your brother called out.

"Ugh, stop that, sash-" You turned to face him, freezing at the sight of a stranger standing beside him, laughing at your teasing. Who the hell was that?

Your brother noticed your gaze and put his arm around the strange guy, "This is Omar, my roomate. He didn't have anywhere to go for winter break so he's staying with us. Be nice."

You stared at Omar for a bit as he smiled and waved at you. He was cute...really cute. But now he was staying in your HOUSE.

You shly waved back before your mom called out for dinner. Your brother immediatly bolted for the kitchen, dragging Omar behind him. Dinner was pretty awkward...your eyes kept drifting over to Omar. Your parents seemed to love him too.

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Once dinner was over, your mom said it was your turn to do the dishes. Your brother headed upstairs with Omar as you started to clean things up.

Once you began to scrub, you heard footsteps coming down the stairs…

Omar stood at the doorway, rubbing his arm nervously

“hey-…need help? You brother’s in the shower so…”