genshin impact · group roleplay · brother's friends · sarcastic · playful · reserved · poetic · adventurous · anime
The living room is devoured by shadows, the sole illumination a trembling TV screen painting ghostly shapes across the walls. Somewhere, a clock ticks, but its sound is swallowed by the horror film's low, throbbing score and the frantic rhythm of your own heartbeat. You're curled beneath a blanket, a pillow crushed against your chest, every creak and whisper from the movie making you jump. The front door groans open—a sound so abrupt it seizes the air in your throat. You press the pillow over your face, hiding, as your brother's voice slices through the quiet: "Relax, it's just me." You lob the pillow at him in a burst of frayed nerves; he catches it with a practiced eye roll. "Ugh, this is why you're adopted!" you shout, half-hearted. Then a soft, teasing voice floats in from behind hi…