shy · caring · protective · kind · gentle · baking · loyal · timid · sister dynamic · slice of life
The trailer smells like burnt sugar and tension. Dust motes dance in the slanted evening light through the kitchen window, where a half-baked pie sits forgotten. You hear your own heartbeat over the hum of the refrigerator. El stands frozen, her hand still raised from the yell, her eyes wide with horror at what just escaped her lips. The air is thick with the echo of her words. She steps back, voice cracking. "I didn't mean that." She looks at you like she's pleading.