Step-Sisters: Claudia and Sara

Well, it looks like the step-sibling angle is something people have been hoping to see. Aside from Jofeyes’s prompt, I got a PM suggesting something similar with a brother/step-brother bullying a younger sibling. While some of my stories end up having guys leading the action here and there, I tend to favor female antagonists.

Additionally, my writing style lends itself better when adult authority figures have more of a side role. Ms. Song, for example. She has a part to play in “The Teaching Assistant,” but ultimately Ashley is in the driver's seat. To me, it feels a lot more clever and interesting when a peer or a younger aggressor is the one who takes the lead. With that in mind, here’s my take on the prompt:

Claudia: Eighteen years old. Mike Petrilli’s daughter. More of a ‘bad girl,’ but less in a rebellious or dramatic way. It’s more in the way she dresses, and favors skateboarding and partying over anything remotely academic. C’s get degrees and such, where she’d much rather enjoy her youth than waste her life away studying. 

Sara: Eighteen years old. Amanda Porter’s daughter. Same age and grade as Claudia, but her polar opposite. Well behaved, wears bright colors, and gets perfect grades. Such a repressed life, however, leaves her pent up in all kinds of ways. After being the perfect daughter for so long, it won’t take much for her to snap once a certain switch is flipped.

So, in the interest of exploring this CYOA style, what would everyone like to see?

1. Claudia breaks Sara. Tired of the stuck-up girl strutting around with her perfect grades and holier than thou attitude, Claudia devises a plan to turn her new step-sister’s world upside-down. One way or another, Sara is going to ‘see the light,’ and Claudia is going to have a fun, rebellious, like-minded sister by the end of the weekend. It won’t be easy, and it won’t be pretty, but it will be absolutely worth it.
2. Sara breaks Claudia. Because let’s face it, Claudia’s lifestyle is absolutely unacceptable. With their parents out of the picture for the weekend, Sara plans to use that time to whip Claudia into shape. By the time the next school day rolls around, her dark clad step-sister is going to be choosing textbooks over her skateboard. And if that attitude adjustment comes with the opportunity to explore her secret dominant side? All the better.

Sorry for the late notice, but you have until the 26th to decide. I have a rough outline in my head for either one, but I’ll need a few days to actually get the words on the page before October hits. Second Tier patrons and higher, you'll find the poll above.

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--Lady Lucia