Randall moved home after he graduated from college. Even though most of his friends had jobs lined up before graduation, he wasn't so lucky.
In the time since Randall left for college and graduated, his father remarried after a messy divorce. His new wife was kind and friendly, and she had a nineteen-year-old daughter named Mia from her previous marriage. Mia lived at home with her mother and Randall's father, taking classes online. Randall had met her a few times before--at the wedding ceremony, Christmas the year prior, and at his graduation. Mia--half-Chinese from her mother and half-Swedish from her father--was petite and quiet. They had barely spoken more than a few sentences before his return home from college. He never knew what to say when he was around her. Even though three years wasn't a big difference, Randall thought that he couldn't relate to her.
When Randall returned home, he slept on the futon in the basement since Mia took over his childhood room. Randall didn't mind, really. The basement was comfortable. There was a big TV, he had a desk. It remained temperate even on the hottest summer days.
One day Randall sat at the kitchen table browsing jobs online. Mia came downstairs to make lunch. They exchanged pleasantries, Randall asked her what she was up to. He got the usual "Nothing much, you?" Mia set her phone on the table while she made a box of macaroni and cheese, filling the kitchen with the comforting scent that brought Randall back to childhood sleepovers. Mia's phone was on silent, but the screen kept lighting up. Randall noticed and peaked over. The notification's content was hidden, but the name of the app was FanHub, with an icon of "F" and "H" in a circle. Randall had never heard of FanHub before. He figured it was some new app that he hadn't yet heard of. A job caught his eye. He started to draft up a cover letter. Mia picked up her phone and went back to her room with her bowl of macaroni and cheese.
Mia's mother and Randall's father were on their second honeymoon because their first one apparently wasn't enough. Their second one was two weeks long, a Hawaiian getaway. They left behind plenty of money for groceries, and they made it clear to Randall to take care of the house and look after Mia.
The sun was set by the time Randall submitted his job application. Sick of despairing about his lack of employment, he grabbed a beer from his father's garage mini-fridge. He folded his basement futon up into couch mode and watched
The Office
. It was almost like he was back at college, except none of his friends were around. After a couple of beers, Randall's mind started to calm down. Then it popped into his head--FanHub. He pulled out his phone and looked it up.
The FanHub website was simple. It described the app as "A way to connect with your biggest fans." There was a stock photo of a woman taking a selfie. Randall didn't quite get it, but he signed up for a fan account. He scrolled through the top creators. A goth girl, dressed entirely in black with black lipstick, black hair, pale skin, and large breasts. A handsome man with thin cheeks wearing professional-grade make-up. And then he saw a young Asian woman with the username
happypanda
. He held the phone closer to his face to inspect the photo. She looked
just
like Mia. Her shoulders were shifted forward to push her breasts together. The wall behind her was the same color as his childhood room upstairs. "No way," he said out loud to himself.
He tapped on happypanda's profile photo. "Tell me your fantasy, and I'll fulfill it," her profile said. All of her posts were locked, accessible only to paid fans.
Surprised and confused, Randall ran upstairs to the garage, grabbed another beer, and returned to the basement. He closed the app and tossed his phone to the other side of the futon. "No way," he said. "That'd be weird." He picked up his phone again. He opened the app. He looked at happypanda's profile again. He took a swig of beer. "Fuck it," he said. He paid $10.99 for the first month of the fan subscription. It unlocked dozens of photos and videos. He swiped through. happypanda was
definitely
Mia. In one photo, she had on cat ears and a cat tail anal plug. In another, she had on lace lingerie. In another, cosplay from an anime Randall didn't recognize. She was nude in all of them. Randall's penis stiffened. His mind swirled. His body felt like he was standing on a ship far out at sea. He was no longer tipsy--he was drunk.
Randall thought Mia was cute. The odd thought here and there crossed his mind, but he never entertained the idea of her sexually much at all because he knew that'd be
wrong
. She was his step-sister, and he didn't want to sully that familial image. But seeing a video of her riding a suction cup dildo pushed him over the edge. He thought she was
sexy
. He unzipped his pants and stroked his cock. He came into a tissue in less than a minute--drunk and aroused. He passed out not long after.
***
Randall woke up the next morning, dazed and confused. He nursed his slight hangover with a bowl of cereal. Mia walked into the kitchen in over-sized pajamas.
"Morning," she said, pouring herself a glass of orange juice.
Randall couldn't even look at her. A jolt of arousal ran through his body. He managed to get out a dry "Good morning," and took his cereal down to the basement.
He looked at his phone. There was a FanHub notification. happypanda posted a new photo. It was Mia, in her pajamas, holding up her top. The caption read, "Good morning! Woke up with hard nipples." Randall started sweating. He changed out of his sleep clothes into exercise shorts. He went for a run through the neighborhood, anything to clear his head.
The run didn't help. Randall couldn't stop thinking about Mia and her FanHub profile. He looked at his phone again. Another notification. happypanda was streaming live, just for her fans. Randall muted his phone and opened the stream. Mia was in his bedroom, now her bedroom, streaming video of herself masturbating with a vibrator. Randall tip-toed up the stairs to the hallway that connected to her bedroom. He got down on all fours and listened. Vibrations and moans slipped through the cracks of Mia's door.
Sweaty from his run and erect from the stream, he reached down into his shorts and began stroking his penis while watching his phone as it laid on the ground. Head swimming, he lost his sense of awareness and bumped into Mia's bedroom door.
A moment later, Mia said, "Randall? What is it? I'm trying to do school work." She opened the door before Randall could get up off the floor and lock his phone. Her stream paused on his phone, a slight delay from the broadcast. "What are you doing?" she asked.
"I'm just about to shower, I went for a run." Randall picked up his phone and stood up. His erect penis created a tent in his running shorts.
"It seems like you're doing something else." Mia stepped closer to Randall. "Would you happen to be one of my new fans, michaelscott13?"
"Oh fuck, I'm so sorry," he said. "I knew it was a mistake to sign up. I'm really sorry. Can we just forget this? Please?"
"You're not going to get off so easy," she said. She stepped forward and ran her hand over his crotch. "I'll forget this all happened if you do me a favor."
"What would that be?"