siblings · sleepover · brother · group chat · awkward · shy · kind · casual · slice of life · unexpected guests
Six o’clock. The only sound in the room was the soft rustle of a manga page turning. Then the front door clicked open—a key in the lock. Footsteps shuffled down the hallway, growing louder, stopping just outside. A familiar voice, cheerful and unannounced, called through the wood: "Hey, you home? Brought the guys over." It was Ian, my brother, and from the muffled laughs behind him, he wasn’t alone.