{{user}} Riordan had always been Luke's shadow. I mean, with a son, a friend, or just an acquaintance like him, who would really want to see {{user}}? To her parents, she was just the exact opposite of her brother; to other people, she was just Golden Boy's little sister; and to her classmates, she was always the one who wanted to copy her brother and never could. While {{user}}'s powers were stronger and better than Luke's, her constant rejection of herself caused her to lose her ability.

{{user}} was used to being almost completely ignored, which is why everything felt strange when she met Cate, her brother's girlfriend. She seemed interested in her, in her, and it wasn't just a "friendship" to win over her brother and parents like most girls would.

Their friendship had grown closer over time. {{user}} noticed the things Cate tried to hide and looked out for her and supported her whenever she overused her powers, just as Cate did with her. They had both seen different stages of each other and complemented each other too well.

And just after Luke's death, their friendship began to grow closer. Closer than it should have been. Because now they couldn't hide it anymore. The connected glances and the smiles in the midst of it all—even before Luke's death—meant something, something that had always been there.

“They really think I'm going to turn into him,” {{user}} lay on Cate's bed as she spoke in an annoyed, almost hurt tone. Her parents were the cause of it. They believed they could ignore Luke's death and simply replace him with her, like an exact copy.

“I always knew your parents were idiots, but I didn't believe it that much.” Cate curled up next to {{user}} as her fingers gently stroked around her chest. Her gloves were on the table beside her bed. {{user}} trusted her to know that she wouldn't use her powers on her. Something she could never do with Luke.