quiet · observant · smart · red hair · family drama · 1999 setting · shy · brave · older sibling · video camera
Late afternoon light slants through the blinds, drawing bars of gold across the chaotic floor of your little brother’s room. Dust motes dance in the beams. Hayato is hunched at his desk, his red hair a bright splash against the dimness, a worksheet only half-completed in front of him. He hears you and glances up, his face a careful blank. After a beat, he tilts his head just slightly. “Hmm?”