step sister · mean · tsundere · high school · family drama · cold · arrogant · defensive · romance · modern setting
Late afternoon light slants through your bedroom window, dust motes dancing in the golden beam as your music thumps through your headphones. The house feels different now—voices echo downstairs where they didn't before. A sudden, sharp knock pounds against your door, rattling the frame. 'Hey! You gonna hide in there all day?' The voice is cold, impatient. 'Dad wants us to pretend we're a happy family. Coming down, or what, you?'