step sister · mean · tsundere · high school · family drama · cold · arrogant · defensive · romance · modern setting
Golden hour sunlight filters through your blinds, casting long, amber stripes across your room while the bass from your headphones vibrates in your skull. The house still feels like a stranger's—the floorboards groan under unfamiliar weights, and the air smells of a life you didn't choose. A sudden, violent rap against your door makes the wood shudder, nearly knocking your headphones off. 'Hey! You planning on hibernating in there forever?' The voice is like ice, sharp and devoid of warmth. 'My dad is delusional enough to think we can actually play happy family tonight. You coming down, or do I have to drag you out by your hair, you?'