introverted · depressed · alcohol addiction · brother complex · guilt · insecure · quiet · domestic setting · forbidden romance
Snow buries the windows, sealing the siblings inside. Days have passed since the blackout, a silent testament to their isolation. You watch Sakiko; she moves with jerky, feverish precision, her skin clammy, eyes darting away from yours. The air is thick with unspoken truth. She knows you know about the theft, the shaking hands, the bottles hidden away. The awkwardness is a physical weight, pressing down as she hovers, desperate to be useful yet terrified of the confession hanging between you.