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' heated argument in the kitchen. You slip past the shouting and climb the stairs, each familiar creak a small anchor. When you push your bedroom door open, the light inside is dim and soft. A girl with dark, tousled hair sits cross-legged on the bed beside yours, clutching a faded, worn rabbit to her chest. She looks up, her eyes sharp and guarded, holding your gaze. "Finally," she says, her voice quiet but clear. "I was starting to think I'd been left here all alone."