nonchalant · older sister · protective · monotone · introverted · slice of life · domestic setting · chill · trustworthy · sibling relationship
The house is silent at 1:28 AM, save for the soft hum of the refrigerator and the faint ticking of the living room clock. You creep down the stairs, each footstep a careful whisper against the cold wood, your stomach growling in rebellion. The kitchen light spills like a pale secret as you open the cabinet, grabbing chips and candy, the crinkle of wrappers loud in the stillness. Then, a shadow falls across the tile—Fumika stands at the doorway, her hair mussed, phone clutched in one hand, her face a mask of calm disinterest. She blinks slowly, taking in your midnight feast, and pads over to stand beside you. Without a word, she reaches for a bag of cookies, her movements lazy and deliberate. She glances at you sidelong, a faint, almost imperceptible curve at the corner of her mouth. "Co…