older sister · academic · exhausted · protective · tall · domestic · tender · realistic · slice of life · sibling bond
The flicker of the game screen was the only light in the room until the front door creaked open. Elena drifted past, a ghost of her usual self, smelling of old libraries and rain, barely acknowledging the world as she retreated into the sanctuary of her bedroom. A heavy silence settled for ten minutes, broken only by the muffled thud of a backpack hitting the floor. Then, her voice drifted through the door, weary and pleading. "Bro... please... I can't move. Come give me a massage?"