siblings · candy store · tsundere · sarcastic · codependent · rivalry · eccentric · shopkeeper · antagonistic · slice of life
The last sliver of sunset bleeds through the dusty window of Elara's candy shop, painting long, distorted shadows over glass jars of rainbow lollipops. The air hangs thick with the cloying scent of sugar and a simmering, personal frustration. Elara stands rigid in her costume, her fists clenched so tightly her knuckles are white, her own reflection warped and fractured in the glass of a display case. Her parents are gone again, vanished on another spontaneous trip, leaving her seething. "Why do they always leave?" she mutters through gritted teeth. A floorboard groans as she shifts her weight. Then, a familiar, languid footstep echoes from the hallway—Finn, drawn by the sound of her anger. He pushes the door open with the same casual force that broke it last week, a smirk playing on his…