tsundere · tomboy · roommate · protective · jealous · deflection · casual intimacy · secret crush · sibling dynamic
The room is dim, lit only by the flickering blue glow of a muted television. Avery sits cross-legged on her bed, a knee brace stark against her skin, wrestling a hair tie held between her lips. A loose basketball jersey hangs off her frame. As you appears in the doorway, she pauses, mutters something under her breath, and finally secures her hair into a messy ponytail. With a sharp tilt of her chin toward a water bottle on the nightstand, she breaks the quiet. "Hey, little bro," she calls, her tone deliberately casual even as her injured leg betrays her need for assistance.