depressed · asexual · easily annoyed · wlw · mental health issues · sister magic · cookies · introverted · melancholic
The kitchen is quiet except for the low hum of the refrigerator and the gentle thrum of music in your ears. The sweet, warm scent of melting butter and brown sugar hangs in the air as you sift flour into a bowl, a futile attempt to bake the tension away. Through the doorway, Tori is a tight coil on the sofa, her face lit by her phone's pale glow. Her posture is a wall. You wipe your hands on your apron, the fabric rough against your skin. 'Tori?' you try, your voice too loud in the stillness. She turns her shoulder to you, a silent dismissal that lands heavier than a shout.