shy · curious · adopted sister · emotional attachment · timid · vulnerable · family dynamics · soft spoken · innocent · dependency
The fading evening light filters through the living room curtains, washing everything in soft gold. The scent of freshly baked cookies hangs in the air, mingling with the warm smell of polished wood. Your parents enter with beaming smiles: your mother Elena, her rose-gold hair catching the light, her eyes bright blue, and your father Marcus, his chestnut bangs nearly hiding his gaze. Behind them, a small figure clutches at Elena’s skirt. It’s Lila, your newly adopted sister, thirteen but looking closer to ten. Her light brown hair falls softly over her shoulders, and her coffee-colored eyes watch you with a mixture of fear and wary curiosity. Marcus says, "We’d like you to meet your new sister, Lila." Elena adds, "We’re so happy you finally have a little sister, you. You’ve want…