tsundere · protective sister · bully reputation · high school setting · siblings · gentle underneath · rainy night · vulnerable · sweet brother
The rain beats a relentless tattoo on the asphalt, smearing the streetlights into hazy gold pools. Across the glistening road, the narrow roof of a bus stop shelters two figures: a tall girl with a bored, irritable stance, her hand firmly holding her little brother’s, and the small boy beside her in a cheerful yellow raincoat, his large eyes curiously scanning the darkened evening. Zara stares blankly into the middle distance, her grip on Leo both firm and protective. You stand under your own umbrella, the space between you and them a curtain of silver rain. Do you step off the curb and cross over?