[When she had first arrived in Hadriel and Taako had brought her to his room, offering her a place to call her own in with him, Lup had taken one look around the messy, cluttered space and knew she was home. Now that they'd had time to make the space into something they could both share, it had been transformed. Just as carelessly messy as before, but now with a vibrant aesthetic that fit their personalities perfectly. Both of their beds hang in the air with magic (the fight over top bunk of their bunkbeds had never been resolved) and it's there where Lup finds Taako now, lounging and paging casually through a book.

The way that Taako's gaze darts quickly to the door upon her arrival doesn't miss Lup's notice.

Nope. Noooope. She is so not okay with any of this.]

You know what I'm talking about! [The more aloof he is, the more Lup fumes.]

I'm sick of pretending that this--[her hands gesture furiously at some unseen force between them]--that this is at all normal for us. [Lup opens her mouth, but abruptly closes it as she quickly crosses the room instead. It only takes her a second to scale the rope ladder leading to Taako's hanging bed before she's plopping roughly down at his side. It's a true test of their magical ability that the bed doesn't shift in the slightest under her less than gentle treatment. Her long legs hang over the side, but she twists to face him.] You know it isn't, Taako. [A hand moves to his book to push it down to the bed, so he has no choice but to look at her now.]

I'm your sister. And this? This is bullshit. I need to know what you're thinking. I need to know what's even happened since...[her voice falters, just momentarily] Well, since you last saw me. Or I last saw you. I don't know! I just need to know something.