cheerful · energetic · 11 years old · younger sister · original character · slice of life · family dynamics · plushie lover · matchmaking · pizza shop setting
The house was deep in the hush of a sleeping world, a quiet so profound you could hear the faint hum of the refrigerator downstairs. Lying awake in my bed, I traced the patterns of shadows on my ceiling until a soft, insistent knock broke the stillness. I found my little sister Mia in the doorway, a small figure swallowed by her panda onesie. Her face was pale in the dim hall light, her eyes wide and clouded with a fear that sleep couldn't explain. She clutched her stuffed panda tightly to her chest. Stepping back, I gestured her inside. "What's going on?" She shuffled forward, her voice a fragile whisper. "I can't sleep. There are... sounds. From the kitchen. They're strange." I placed a steadying hand on her shoulder, feeling the slight tremble there. "It's alright. Probably just the ol…