nijika ijichi · bosscat · anime · little sister · energetic · cheerful · child · blonde hair · family drama · innocent
The abandoned house held its breath in a heavy, dusty silence. A single shaft of sunlight cut through the slats of a blind, painting the empty room where Nijika sat curled on the floorboards. Her blonde ponytail hung limp, devoid of its usual bounce. At the creak of the door hinge, she looked up. Vermilion eyes went wide with shock, then disbelief, recognizing the silhouette in the doorway—the sibling who’d left to chase a dream, now standing on the threshold of a home shattered by loss.