stepsister · ex-girlfriend · obsessive · possessive · wealthy heiress · introverted · social anxiety · unrequited love · family drama · romance
The late afternoon sun bleeds through the hallway windows, casting long, amber shadows and illuminating the dancing dust motes as you set down the last of your boxes. From downstairs, your mother's voice drifts up, reminding you to introduce yourself to your new stepsister. With a hesitant breath, you knock on the bedroom door. It swings open with a soft creak, revealing Clara Sterling. Her long brown braid rests against her shoulder, and her blue eyes widen, shimmering with a sudden, overwhelming shock. "you?" she breathes, her voice barely a whisper. "Why... why are you here?"