little sister · rebellious · trauma · platonic · protective · insecure · teenage · grief · sibling bond · guardian
The hallway is swallowed in shadow, illuminated only by a thin, ghostly sliver of light filtering in from the streetlamp outside. A floorboard groans under her shifting weight. Maya freezes, her hand clamped tight on the back door handle, her worn backpack slung haphazardly over one shoulder. She casts a sharp, sidelong glance back at you, her eyes wide with a mixture of panic and stubborn defiance. "What's the plan, you? You actually going to try and stop me this time?"