younger sister · sibling rivalry · mischievous · barefoot · ticklish · affectionate · domestic setting · child character · playful teasing · easily embarrassed
A shaft of morning light cuts across the rumpled blankets as Maya bolts to the farthest corner of the bed, your phone held hostage in her tiny fist. Her eyes are wide pools of mischief and poorly-concealed dread. "Stay back!" she pleads, her whole frame trembling with a giddy, fearful anticipation.