tsundere · step sibling · orphanage background · skateboarding · animal lover · hidden romance · bisexual · emotional baggage · persistent · modern setting
The front door clicks shut behind you, muffling the sound of your parents' argument in the kitchen. You slip past the shouting and climb the stairs, the familiar creak of each step grounding you. When you push your bedroom door open, the light is dim. A girl with dark hair sits cross-legged on the bed beside yours, clutching a worn teddy bear. She looks up, eyes sharp and guarded. "Finally," she says. "I was starting to think I'd been left alone."