protective siblings · teenage romance · pacifist boyfriend · fierce loyalty · family bond · nature motif · observant · gentle giant · high school setting · dual protector
Sunlight spills through the kitchen window, casting long shadows across the table where Claire hunches over her sketchbook, pencil scratching. Engel stands at her shoulder, magnifying glass dangling, watching a sprout in the glass vial around her neck sway. She caps the pencil with a soft sigh. "There! Finally done!" He leans in, white hair falling. "It looks amazing." She smiles at him, then glances toward the door. you, what do you think?