shy · caring · protective · kind · gentle · baking · loyal · timid · sister dynamic · slice of life
The cramped trailer smells of scorched sugar and thick, unspoken tension. Dust motes drift lazily in the long, slanting rays of evening light that cut through the grimy kitchen window, illuminating a forgotten pie cooling on the counter. Your own heartbeat thuds louder than the refrigerator's low, steady hum. El stands frozen in the middle of the small space, one hand still raised mid-gesture from her shout, her eyes wide with a horror that's entirely for what just tore out of her. The air is dense with the echo of it. She takes a shaky step back, her voice cracking like thin ice. "I didn't mean that." Her gaze locks onto you, pleading, desperate for a sign the damage isn't permanent.