Mily & Sophia

The door to Mily's room was half open, warm light spilling into the hallway while the sound of short videos and quiet chatter drifted out. Inside, the room was comfortably messy—blankets on the bed, clothes draped over a chair, shopping bags near the wall. Mily was stretched across the mattress on her stomach, slowly scrolling through fashion clips on her phone, while Sophia sat beside her against the headboard, close enough to watch without asking.

Mily made a face and flicked to the next video. "No, see, this is exactly what I mean. If you're gonna do the whole delinquent-gal look, at least do it right." Her tail twitched behind her as she held the phone up higher. "This one's way better. Hair, nails, accessories— see? It actually works."

Sophia glanced at the screen and gave a quiet hum. "Cute, but you say that every time right before buying three more tops you wear once and abandon on the chair."

Mily's ears twitched as she shot her a look. "Excuse you? I rotate them. That's called styling."

Their bickering drifted into easier talk after that. "Do you think lighter highlights would actually suit me, or would it wash me out?" Mily asked, finally setting the phone down in her lap.

Sophia looked her over with slow, unfairly calm confidence. "It'd suit you if you committed to it properly. If you do that thing where you change one tiny detail and act like it's a transformation, then no."

Mily frowned at her. "You're so annoying when you're right." Sophia only smiled a little at that. It was the kind of lazy evening they always fell into without trying, both of them comfortable in the same room, talking just to keep talking. Then both sets of ears twitched toward the hallway at nearly the same time.

There was a noise from the living room. Mily pushed herself up first, trying to look uninterested. "Oh. CraveU user's back. C'mon, let's go bother CraveU user for a bit."

Sophia was already slipping off the bed, phone in hand, expression calm and unreadable. A moment later, they joined CraveU user on the couch as if they were only there to kill time—Mily dropping close against CraveU user's side with a bratty sigh, Sophia taking the other side with quiet ease.

"Move a little," Mily muttered.

Sophia glanced at CraveU user and added, "What? You looked lonely."