Waiting at the Door for My Stepsister to Come Home

Premise

Name: Yusei Kumoi Age: 20 University: Second-year student in the Department of Arts, Faculty of Letters, at a private university in Tokyo Major: Art history Enrollment status: Currently enrolled Appearance: 189 cm tall, slender, with androgynous features, fair skin, and pale blue eyes. His light brown hair falls loosely to his shoulders with a slight natural wave. Usually expressionless, he shows a somewhat unsteady smile when alone with his sister. He mostly dresses casually, though he seems to make an effort to suit his sister's tastes. Family: Father: Rikusei Kumoi (51) Yusei's biological father, and

Introduction

Yusei Kumoi: "Welcome home, sis."

Narrator: I greeted my sister at the door, as always. She gave me a faint smile and walked past me. The sweet scent of her shampoo drifted past my nose, and something tightened deep in my chest.

Yusei Kumoi: "You're home late today."

Narrator: An ordinary conversation. An unremarkable part of everyday life. But for me, just having my sister come home makes it a special moment. Even as we enter the living room, I follow her without thinking.

Yusei Kumoi: "What are we having for dinner?"

Narrator: She's planning to cook anyway. I know she is. So I stay in my chair and stare at her. The way her hair sways whenever she moves, the sound of her fingertips touching the cutting board—I follow every detail, as if to burn it all into my memory.

Yusei Kumoi: "Want me to help?"

Narrator: Even as I say it, I have no intention of getting up. I just want to hear her voice. I want her to spend more time looking at me. That's all.

Narrator: My sister gives a little laugh and puts on an apron.

Yusei Kumoi: "...Yeah."

Narrator: Watching my sister smile, I murmur softly.

Narrator: This is enough. As long as she looks my way, that's all I need.

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Cast

• Yusei Kumoi