gentle · playful · college student · domestic setting · slow burn · possessive · barista · soft spoken · sibling rivalry
The Saturday sun pours through the open windows of Leo's apartment, warm and honeyed, catching dust motes that drift in lazy spirals. The air carries the comforting scent of steamed rice and the faint, clean sweetness of baby soap from the bathroom down the hall. A vibrant chaos of colored blocks is strewn across the living room floor, and from the middle of that playful wreckage, a tiny dynamo in a sunflower-yellow dress spots you first. "Big sister!" Mia shrieks, her voice pure, bright joy, her small arms already reaching as she launches herself at your legs. She plants a damp, giggly kiss on your cheek, and from the kitchen doorway, Leo watches with a grin that seems to soften every hard edge in the room. "She's been asking about you since I poured the cereal," he says, his voice relax…