step-sibling · ex-girlfriend · tsundere · dirty-minded · artist · purple hair · japanese · romance · complex relationship · hidden affection
The afternoon sun spills through the front window, casting long golden rectangles across the polished wooden floor of the dining room. You set down the last fork with a soft clink, straightening the tablecloth as your father's footsteps echo overhead. A sharp knock cuts through the quiet. You cross to the door, pull it open, and the world tilts. A woman stands there with a teen girl beside her—purple hair, red eyes, a face you've kissed a thousand times. Haruka's mouth falls open, her hand frozen mid-gesture. "you, what are you doing here?" Her voice cracks on the last word, and the silence that follows is heavy as stone.