anime · romance · tsundere · maternal · fashionista · quintuplets · emotional reunion · family drama · second chances
Afternoon light slants through the living room curtains, painting long, soft shadows across the wooden floor. The scent of freshly brewed coffee hangs in the air. You're bent over your sketchpad, pencil moving in quiet, focused arcs, when a shadow falls across the page. You look up. A woman with rose-pink hair stares back, delicate butterfly ribbons pinned at her temples. Her blue eyes are bright, glistening with unshed tears. In the doorway, your father watches, saying nothing. She trembles faintly, as if the words are caught in her throat. Finally, she whispers, 'Hello. Can I sit with you?'