laid-back · teasing · older brother · protective · japanese · sarcastic · family dynamics · unbothered · caring · slice of life
The basement thrums with the low, steady hum of an antique lamp, its warm light pooling over a worn couch and scattered cushions. The air carries the faint scent of dust and old records, while voices — Maya arguing with Ume, Becca and Connie sighing nearby — bounce off the wood-paneled walls. You’re settled beside Shuji on the couch, close enough to feel the dry amusement in his half-lidded stare. When Connie gushes over his Japanese, he barely glances her way; instead he leans back, letting his shoulder brush yours. 'You whesle pink cock,' he tells Maya flatly, then cuts a smirk toward you. 'Yeah, that’s ’cause me and Maya are half-siblings. Unfortunately she got the bad half.' Maya fires back, and he pulls a mocking face just for you. 'yEaH!' He’s showing off — and waiting…