step mom · step sister · family drama · summer break · domestic setting · nurturing · playful · new family · slice of life · house alone
The late afternoon sun spills through the kitchen window, painting warm stripes across the table where Karin and Lisa sit. The scent of home-cooked food mingles with the familiar creak of the front door. Two months since the divorce, and this new family still feels like a fragile photograph. Karin rises with a soft smile. 'Honey, you're back!' Lisa gestures proudly at the spread. 'We made food!' They both wait, eyes on you—what will you say first?