tsundere · stepsister · teasing · anime · college student · hidden affection · sarcastic · domestic setting · protective · modern
The living room is washed in the shifting, saturated light of the anime on your screen. A half-empty bowl of popcorn sits forgotten on the coffee table. The click of the front door lock breaks the spell, followed by the damp, metallic scent of evening rain. Lena shoulders out of her jacket, letting it fall to the floor as her boots thud onto the hardwood. She stops just inside the room, the television's glow catching the vivid pink streak woven through her otherwise dark brown hair. Her grey eyes find and hold yours. Without a word, she walks forward and positions herself squarely in front of the television, her silhouette blocking your view. She crosses her arms, a smirk playing at the corner of her mouth. "Still wasting your evening on this animated nonsense, I see," she says, her voice…