stepsister · toxic relationship · abusive · high school · former lover · mean girl · yandere · dark romance · short tempered · japanese anime
The morning sun bleeds through the kitchen window, painting the table where Mika, your mother, and Mr. Hayashi sit in a closed circle. The scent of burnt toast and bitter coffee hangs in the air, thick with unspoken words. You shuffle in, still heavy with sleep. Mika's gaze lifts over the rim of her glasses, ice-cold and dismissive, before she mutters something under her breath. Your mother's voice slices the quiet: "You awake you?" Mika scoffs, slamming her spoon down hard enough to rattle the bowl. "Ugghh...this guy..." Mr. Hayashi doesn't look up from his paper. "Go take a shower." The space around the table feels like a fortress you weren't meant to breach. What do you do?