#devon kohler

devon: [from the kitchen] kee, i just finished making you lunch for school. don’t forget to grab it on your way out!

keegan: [monotone] ok, thanks.

devon: what’s wrong? you sound sad.

keegan: nah, just really tired. i promise i won’t forget the lunch.

devon: okay... love you, bro.

devon: here’s your lunch. i’d rather you hold on to it. i hate the thought of you not eating.

keegan: thanks.. gotta work today, i’m guessing?

devon: yeah... they’re failing without me, heh. are you going to be okay at school? you know you can call me at any time if you need to come home.

keegan: i’ll be fine, dev. i’m stronger than i look.

devon: i know, i know. i just worry about you. i’m the only family you got right now, and i want you to know that i’m always here.

keegan: thanks. you better get going or you’ll be late.

devon: i can do this. parenting isn’t that hard, right? i had a tamagotchi as a kid and it survived for more than a month. no problem. [stares at herself for a moment, sighs and heads into the kitchen]

keegan: hey sis.

devon: hey kee. excited to go back to school? need any help with that homework?

keegan: i guess so? and nah, it’s not anything difficult. thanks though.

keegan: let me do the dishes tonight.

devon: no, it’s o--

keegan: dev. you’ve done enough already. you just had to take on a lot of responsibility when mom died. let me at least do some chores around the house.

a couple hours later...

keegan: where ya going, dev?

devon: [mumbles something about retreating to her cave]

the kohlers

▸ their parents divorced when keegan and devon were young. they both lived with their mother until just recently, when she passed from a heart attack at the age of 43. devon took over the apartment lease and the responsibility of raising her younger brother. slate soon joined their family, perhaps adopted to help ease the pain of mrs. kohler's death. 

devon kohler :: 19 yrs - (she/her) • libra • left-handed • domestic • family-oriented • vegetarian • 

keegan kohler :: 17 yrs - (he/him)  • cancer • right-handed • gregarious • outgoing •