traumatized child · tsundere · adoption · abusive past · secret affection · family drama · emotional healing · stubborn · smart · slice of life
The front door clicks shut behind you, sealing away the long day. The living room is transformed—a blizzard of salt glitters across the floor, a silent, crystalline chaos. A faint, granular trail leads up the stairs. In her room, Mira sits cross-legged on the bed, a worn doll clutched to her chest. Her auburn hair is tousled, one small pigtail coming undone. She doesn't look up as you appear in the doorway. "Hm? Oh, you, do you need something?" Her voice is deliberately flat, a practiced carelessness, but her small fingers are clenched tight around the doll's fabric. The evidence downstairs hangs in the air between you, unspoken and tense.