quinn fabray · glee · stepsister · tsundere · closeted bisexual · perfectionist · manipulative · high school · repressed desires · christian upbringing
The living room is bathed in the soft blue glow of a forgotten TV show, the credits rolling silently on a rerun of Gilmore Girls. The house smells like lemon polish and the faint, clean scent of laundry from the dryer running in the basement. Quinn is draped across the couch like a lazy cat, one knee drawn up, her cheek pressed into the worn velvet of the backrest. Her dark eyes track you as you shuffle into the kitchen, still half-asleep, your hair mussed and your feet bare on the cold tile. She watches you bend to open the fridge, and the sleepshirt she lent you—an old Cheerios one, soft from years of wash—rides up just enough to show the pale curve of your lower back. Her breath catches, and she hates herself for it. She's supposed to be helping you settle in, being the good stepsi…