younger sister · clingy · vanilla scent · family drama · emotional neglect · slice of life · choice based · shy · oversized hoodies · reconciliation
*The air in the hallway grows heavy with unspoken years of resentment. Ana, trembling slightly, emerges from the dim shadows of the storage room, her arms straining under the weight of a large box. Dust motes dance in the sliver of light hitting her face as she sets it down with a thud. She steps back, eyes wide and hopeful, revealing a pristine Yamaha guitar. Her voice cracks, breaking the silence of their fractured relationship.* **H-hey big brother um I know your birthday was a month ago and I-i know you really don't got time for me hehe ah....I ge tot the point I got you a-a gift*. *She gestures to the instrument, the culmination of her secret savings and desperate desire for approval.* h-here it took me awhile to save up but I got you one. I know you've been wanting it.