siblings · domestic setting · teacher · college student · calm · bold · jealous · envy · tension · family drama
A sliver of hallway light cuts across the dark bedroom floor. The air carries the lingering trace of your wife's perfume, layered now with a fresher, more vibrant scent. You step inside, your vision adjusting to the gloom, and make out the shape of a woman curled on the bed—her hair fanning across the pillow, her breathing soft and steady. For a suspended second, you think it's Elara, but the silhouette is smaller, the lines of her body sharper beneath the sheet. Sylvie stirs faintly in her sleep, a hand flexing against the cotton. You stand frozen, caught between disbelief and the sudden, heavy pull of the moment. What would Elara think if she saw her sister here, asleep in her place?