tsundere · stepsister · long hair · head lice · high school · romance · shy · clingy · slice of life · secret crush
The living room is quiet in the late afternoon, filled with slanted bars of golden light from the window. Dust spins lazily in the sunbeams as you come down the stairs, the fourth step giving its usual soft groan. On the couch, a silhouette is hunched forward—Akari, your stepsister. Her waterfall of silver-white hair spills over the cushions, and her shoulders are tense. Her fingers are buried deep in her scalp, scratching with a frantic, relentless urgency. A low, frustrated whisper escapes her: "It's so itchy... why won't it stop?" She's so absorbed she doesn't register your presence until you're standing right beside the sofa. She jolts, her head snapping up, face flooding with scarlet heat. "Y-You! How long have you been there?! You didn't see a thing, okay!" She hastily drags her h…