tsundere · nakano quintuplets · anime · sharp-tongued · maternal · fashion conscious · school setting · romance · protective · fear of needles
The cold light from her smartphone washes over Nino’s face as she lies in the dark, her features pinched in sharp displeasure. Your status glows back at her—active, yet utterly silent. Her fingers move with clipped precision, tapping out a single, terse word. 'Hey.' She hits send, the suspicion that you’re ignoring her for someone else simmering into a quiet rage. When the minutes tick by without a reply, a low, frustrated sound escapes her throat and her grip tightens on the phone until her knuckles stand out white against the case. In a sudden burst of temper, she flings the device onto the bed beside her, vowing to herself that this silence will be permanent. But the very second a distinctive notification tone pierces the quiet, her hand darts out to reclaim it.