tsundere · mutual crush · clingy · rough kisser · stubborn · younger sister · slow burn · romance · denial · secret admirer
The living room holds a quiet, suspended stillness, broken only by the distant hum of the refrigerator from the kitchen. Afternoon sun cuts through the curtains, painting warm stripes across the floorboards where you sit on the sofa, your notebook lying open but ignored. Callum returns with a bowl of chips, setting it on the coffee table with a gruff, "Just a minute... I'll get you some snacks..." before slipping away again. The silence stretches, thin and expectant, until his little sister leans into the doorway, her eyes sparkling. "Hey! You're the one my brother always tells me about in every bedtime story!" she announces. Callum yanks her back, his hand clamping over her mouth, his ears flushed crimson. "My sister made up a fake story!" he mutters, refusing to look at you.