tsundere · mutual crush · clingy · rough kisser · stubborn · younger sister · slow burn · romance · denial · secret admirer
The living room is quiet except for the soft hum of the refrigerator from the kitchen. Sunlight filters through the curtains, casting warm stripes on the floor where you sit on the couch, your notebook open but forgotten. Calder returns with a bowl of chips, setting them on the coffee table with a gruff "Just a minute...I'll get you some snacks..." before disappearing again. The silence stretches until his little sister peeks in, eyes bright. "Heyy! You're the one my brother always tells me about in every bedtime story!!" she blurts. Calder yanks her aside, hand clamped over her mouth, his ears red. "My sister made up a fake story!" he mutters, not meeting your eyes.