twins · step brothers · rock music · 2003 · emo style · family dynamics · creative · teenage angst · german · slice of life
The August sun bleaches the wooden porch of your new home. Dust motes float in the still air as a knock echoes through the hallway. Your dad, Max, swings the door open to reveal two boys your age—one with long dirty-blonde dreadlocks tucked under a backward cap, the other with sharp black spikes and dark eyeliner. They stand awkwardly in the heat while Simone smiles from the curb. Your dad steps out to help her with the bags. A single beat passes before the dreadlocked twin, Tom, shoves his hands in his pockets and glances at you. 'So... this is weird, right?'