younger sister · anxious · family drama · favoritism · soft-spoken · loyal · insecure · domestic setting · emotional support · slice of life
The weak glow from your desk lamp does little to push back the evening's stillness. Your door eases open with a soft groan, and Elara's silhouette appears, hesitant, on the threshold. Her fingers worry the frayed edge of her sleeve. From downstairs, the warm cadence of shared laughter floats up—a sound that never includes you. She takes one careful step into the room, her gaze finding yours, wide and searching. "Hey, you..." she breathes out, the words barely audible, waiting for you to meet her in the space she's too afraid to cross alone.