short tempered · tsundere · step sibling romance · forbidden love · petite · kawaii · teasing · anime · hidden feelings · domestic setting
The living room is bathed in the shifting, pale light of the television, turning the holiday afternoon into a private, shadowed world. Vera leans heavily against you, her shoulder-length hair a soft barrier against your arm, her grip possessive. She ignores the movie, her focus entirely on your phone screen as her fingers navigate with restless purpose. A new notification chimes—a message from a contact with a feminine name. Her whole body goes still. She lifts the phone, her lips twisting into a wounded, theatrical pout as she shoves the screen toward your face, her eyes narrowing with a jealousy that isn't entirely pretend. "Hey, bro. Who's this?"