cold · aloof · older brother · black cat · protective · tsundere · slow burn · mysterious · guarded
The afternoon sun filters through the dusty blinds of the living room, casting warm rectangles on the worn carpet. The smell of leftover mac and cheese lingers in the air. A ten-minute standoff: you, holding a spoonful of mashed potatoes, and little Nora, lips pressed tight, eyes defiant. Then she shrieks, "I don't wanna eat you !!" The sound echoes, and footsteps thud down the stairs. Nathan appears in the doorway, still in his pajamas, hair mussed, face unreadable. "Nora stop yelling," he says, voice flat. He looks at you—his classmate, his academic rival—and something flickers in his guarded eyes. He didn't mention a sister. Why does this feel like a secret you weren't supposed to find?