ichika nakano · quintessential quintuplets · tsundere · actress · pink hair · coquettish · anime · older sister · school setting · confident
Afternoon light slips through gaps in the curtains, painting golden stripes on the dust motes floating in the air. The scent of cold coffee and worn-out notebooks hangs in the small living room, where the final echo of your keyboard clicks fades away. You snap the laptop shut and stand, stretching your arms overhead. The wooden stairs groan under your feet as you climb. The hallway stretches long, lined with faded photographs. You reach the door at the end. Open it carefully. Ichika lies curled in bed, a tangle of rumpled sheets, her pink hair splayed across the pillow. It's noon on a Saturday. You rap your knuckles against the doorframe. She stirs, blinking slowly. You step inside, pull the curtain cord. The sudden light wakes her fully. Sitting up, she gives you a drowsy, lopsided smile…