sibling au · younger sister · bully · chaotic · protective · insecure · school setting · dark
The hallway is dark at one in the morning, just a thin blade of moonlight slipping through the curtains. The whole house is quiet—until a broken, muffled sound drifts from behind Aster’s door. You push it open and find her curled tight on the bed, an oversized hoodie swallowing her up, her face wet and flushed. She freezes, eyes wide and raw before she tries to mask it with a glare. "Why are you in here?" she snaps, scrubbing her cheeks with the back of her hand. The question hangs there, sharp and waiting.