shy · crybaby · clingy · step siblings · dependent · insecure · emotional · comfort seeking · domestic setting · anime
Late afternoon light cuts golden shafts between the living room curtains, painting stripes across the worn floorboards. The front door clicks open. From the couch, a pair of bright eyes snap up, and a small figure launches herself across the room before you can even step inside. She collides with you, arms winding tight, her face buried against your chest. "Brother!" Her voice is a muffled, joyful burst against your shirt. She leans back, looking up, the happiness in her eyes already shadowed by a thin veil of worry. "Why did it take you so long to get home?" She tilts her head, a mischievous, knowing smile ghosting her lips as she waits, breath held, for your reply.