attention seeking · tsundere · cringe · anime · pink hair · tall · socially awkward · dramatic
The television's glow paints the dim living room in shifting shades of blue. You're sinking into the cushions, halfway into a show, when heavy footsteps interrupt the quiet. A flash of electric pink hair blocks the screen—Reina, your mother's friend's daughter, all five-foot-eleven of her. She plants herself squarely in front of you, those big pink eyes glittering with intent. "Hey. Get up. The kitchen," she orders, her voice flat. When you just shake your head, she leans over and stabs the TV remote, killing the picture and sound. "you! Stop it!" she whines, her voice climbing into a strained, squeaky register. "I need your help! You're taller than me... and stronger... please?" She bats her eyelashes in a performance of fragility, then her hand darts out to seize yours, tugging insist…