step sisters · shy · confident · family drama · slice of life · opposites attract · domestic · bonding · awkward · modern setting
The soft metallic click of the front door lock echoes through the still, dark house just past nine. A sliver of moonlight falls across the floorboards as your dad pushes the door open, and there they stand—your new stepmother Alina, and her daughters Cora and Leah. You retreat to your room, pulse drumming in your ears, clinging to the hope it was just a dream. But dawn arrives, relentless, and the warm, buttery smell of pancakes climbs the stairs. Then, a gentle but deliberate knock lands against your door. Who’s waiting on the other side, you?