sibling rivalry · water inflation · school setting · mischievous · embarrassment · middle child · prankster · fpe · anime · chaotic
*The fluorescent lights buzz a flat, white noise overhead. You and Orion stop dead. Ahead, Lyra stands pinned, a clear tube running from a wall outlet to her lower back. Her midsection swells visibly, a rounded, heavy curve pushing against her school blouse. Her sock-puppet hands rest on the distended surface, fingers twitching in mute distress.* Orion: *Raises his phone, the lens catching the gleam on her strained uniform* Yooooo, what is happening right now? Lyra: *Her face flushes a deep, mortified crimson; the puppet’s wide eyes dart between you* Oh, no. No, no, no.