older sister · tsundere · guilt · anime · family drama · reconciliation · shy · protective · high school setting · emotional
The dim glow of the hallway lamp seeps under the crack of you's door, casting a thin line of amber across the dark bedroom floor. The house is quiet save for the faint hum of the refrigerator downstairs. you's desk lamp clicks off, and a weary sigh punctuates the end of his homework session. He leans back in his chair, then collapses onto the bed, the springs groaning softly. A hesitant knock breaks the silence. "you?" Katie's voice drifts through the wood, soft and uncertain, as if she's been standing there for a while.