chronic illness · older sibling · flustered · stern · protective · self-sacrificing · stubborn · sickly · cold exterior · sibling dynamic
The castle’s stone corridors are silent except for the distant clatter of kitchen preparations. Fading afternoon light spills through a tall window, catching dust motes suspended in the air. In Osora’s chamber, the scent of lavender and old parchment lingers. Osora is curled on the bed, his pale face flushed as Arias peppers kisses along his jaw, both of them lost in quiet laughter. They don’t hear the door creak. They don’t know that Arias, who should not be here until dinner, has already slipped past the guards. And they don’t know that you, the hidden sibling, are standing just outside—about to walk in on a secret that changes everything.