#with sisters like these...

[sailorstar9]

Stealing F/N's Boyfriend Was The Last Straw

F/N had been troubled by her relationship with her younger sister, Akemi, since childhood.

Akemi, who was weak since childhood, took advantage of their mother's concern and wanted everything that was F/N's.

“Kaa-san, I want nee-san's Licca doll.” Akemi whined.

“Alright.” F/N's mother relented. “Sorry, F/N, can you lent it to Akemi for a bit?”

It was common for F/N's favourite toys to be taken away. There were other instances, too,

“I want the dress nee-san is wearing.” Akemi pouted, trying to snatch F/N's floral dress away. “I want it!”

“But I just brought you a new dress the other day.” their mother reminded.

“No!” Akemi threw a tantrum. “I want nee-san's dress! It's much cuter on me!”

“Oh dear.” their mother sighed. “Maybe Akemi's clothes are a bit too small for her.”

“Then give me Akemi's dress.” F/N demanded. “After all, she doesn't want it, right?”

Akemi wanted everything F/N had, like clothes and books, and F/N was often troubled by it.

In the end, even in high school, she wanted F/N's boyfriend and took him from her.

“Sorry, F/N.” their mother tried to console their elder daughter. “Once Akemi wants something of yours, there's no stopping her.”

“We tried to stop her, but she just can't seem to stop wanting your things, F/N.” even their father was helpless.

“This is too much.” F/N told her parents firmly. “I'm sorry, but I can't take it anymore.”

Akemi's selfishness got worse as she grew older and their parents struggled with it, too. So, as soon as F/N was of age, she moved out to distance herself from Akemi.

A few years later, F/N was on her off-day from her residency training when she received a text message from Akemi.

Nee-san, there's something I want to talk about. the message read. Can you make some time tomorrow night?

I have a really bad feeling about this. F/N pondered.

The next day, F/N went to the bar Akemi had chosen.

“Akemi, it's been a while.” F/N greeted her estranged sibling. “You said you had something important to talk about.”

“I wanted to tell you in person.” Akemi grinned. “There's someone I want to introduce. They should be here soon.”

“Akemi.” a familiar voice sounded. “Sorry to keep you waiting.”

“Let me introduce you to my fiance, Masaru.” Akemi bragged.

Akemi's fiance froze in surprise and it was understandable.

“Why is F/N here?” Masaru stammered in shock.

The man Akemi introduced as her fiance was actually F/N boyfriend whom F/N had been dating since university. Knowing Akemi, F/N had already suspected it might be something outrageous and it turned out her suspicious were right. For now, F/N decided to play along.

“So Akemi is getting married before me.” F/N chuckled. “Congratulations.”

“What's wrong, nee-san?” Akemi taunted. “You don't look so good.”

“It's nothing.” F/N assured. “I was just surprised because he's so handsome.”

“I wanted you to meet Masaru today.” Akemi giggled.

After the awkward meal, F/N invited Akemi to her place since the younger sister wanted to talk alone.

“Nee-san, I bet you were surprised to find out my fiance is Masaru, right?” Akemi went straight to mocking.

At such a blatant question, F/N responded with a question of her own, “Why do you ask that?”

“Don't be stubborn.” Akemi taunted. “I approached him knowing he was your boyfriend.”

“I knew it.” F/N rolled her eyes. “So, you knew he was my boyfriend and still took him from me. I distanced myself and you still repeated the same thing. Unbelievable.”

“Masaru and I were in the same club in college.” Akemi bragged. “I approached him knowing he was your boyfriend. I confessed to him when we graduated, but you were too busy applying for medical school to notice.”

“You never change.” F/N sighed in resignation. “Taking my boyfriend is going too far.”

“Why?” Akemi smirked. “You've always given me what I wanted. You'll give him to me this time, too, right?”

Akemi always lacked any sense of ethics; their parents and F/N had always been troubled by her. F/N had no plans to fight over this.

“Fine.” F/N shrugged.

“What?” Akemi's smirk widened. “You're giving in so easily? You usually look so troubled.”

“This time, it's not something we can decide on our own.” F/N stated. “Masaru's feelings are involved, too. So it doesn't matter if I along hold a grudge.”

“Really?” Akemi teased. “You must be really upset inside, aren't you? If you're upset, just say so.”

“If that's what you want to think, go ahead.” F/N was unfazed. “By the way, you said you confessed when you were in college, right?” she recalled. “That was almost three years ago. I was dating Masaru until recently. To be honest, I thought we were still dating. Doesn't that mean Masaru was two-timing us? “

“I don't mind that.” Akemi bragged. “After all, he chose me in the end.”

In other words, F/N realized, as long as she can take him from me, it didn't matter to Akemi what kind of man he was. “I see.” F/N conceded. “Take good care of him then.”

“Of course I will.” Akemi bragged. “We're getting married, after all. Upset? You're upset, aren't you? Sorry, nee-san.”

Akemi wanted to belittle F/N, so she flaunted her happiness and left.

Later, Masaru sent F/N a goodbye message and their relationship ended abruptly.

F/N had no idea Masaru was two-timing; maybe she herself had lost interest, too. F/N thought it was about time to break up anyway and it worked out.

So, F/N ended up giving her boyfriend to her sister and she heard that Masaru filed the marriage registration a few days later.

After that, F/N did not contact the two of them as she concentrated on finishing her residency. But Akemi frequently sent messages about travelling with Masaru and going out to eat. Eventually, she even sent voice messages about their happiness. Finding the continuous messages annoying, F/N muted and ignored Akemi.

A few months later, after completing her residency...

“An package from England?” F/N blinked, retrieving a thick envelope from the postman.

To Miss F/N L/N, Your application for the assistant sports therapist of Manshine City has been accepted. Attached in the envelope are....

About a year later...

Akemi, who had been bragging about her new life with Masaru, called F/N frantically for help.

F/N, now working for Manshine City, had a very good idea what it was about and decided to have a FaceTime meeting.

“Wasn't your married life so fulfilling that you bragged about it to me every day?” F/N was not amused.

“Masaru turned out to be an insane, possessive man.” Akemi wailed. “Before we got married, I thought his possessiveness was alluring, but right after we got married, he secretly installed a location tracking app on my phone.”

“Masaru would do something like that.” F/N admitted. “Installing a location tracking app sounds like what Masaru would do, but that's not too bad, right?”

“That's not all.” Akemi whined. “He makes me report my whereabouts every hour. If I can't contact him during meetings, I get a barrage of missed calls.”

“He did have those tendencies when we were still together.” F/N recalled. “Seems like it worsened after getting married.”

“That's not all.” Akemi sobbed. “After we got married, he insisted he'd managed the finances, saying he was the man of the house, so I left it to him. I had saved up several million yen when I was single, but most of it is gone now. He secretly withdrew the money.”

“And Masaru admitted to using the money?” F/N quirked a small grin.

“He said he borrowed from me because he couldn't afford his luxury watches.” Akemi cried. “He also brought brand clothes for his parents and took them out to eat regularly. Your reaction...” she gaped, noticing F/N's nonchalant look. “You knew about Masaru's true nature, didn't you? Why didn't you warn me?”

“I thought you loved those aspects of Masaru and that's why you decided to marry him.” F/N shrugged, sipping her peppermint tea. “Because you knew he was dating me, but you decided to pursue him anyway, because you loved him, right? Or what? Did you think it was okay to marry someone because you could take him away from me without knowing who he really was? I was thinking of breaking up with him, and then you took him away. But you look so happy, Akemi. So, I gladly gave you my blessings.”

“No way.” Akemi blistered. “You must be upset because I took your boyfriend from you.”

“That's always your true intention, isn't it?” F/N fired back. “You wanted to see me sad and suffering, didn't you?”

“I'm your only sister.” Akemi pleaded. “You'll help me, right? You can't just ignore your precious sister being troubled by your ex, right?”

“You're married now, so money issues are a martial problem.” F/N reminded. “Masaru is your husband now, so it's not something I can interfere with. This is your own doing. It's not something I can help with.” with that, she ended the FaceTime call.

The next morning...

“You look exhausted.” Chigiri remarked worriedly, as he sat down opposite F/N outside an outdoor cafe near Manshine City.

“Got off a Facetime call with my sister last night.” F/N replied, slicing her egg sandwich.

“The one who snatched your former boyfriend?” Chigiri blinked, placing an order for buttered crumpets and coffee.

“Turns out, she finally found about Masaru's possessive tendencies.” F/N shrugged. “Well, it isn't my problem anymore.”

[menmysister]

“Hey man please make something normal at craft night this time”

[that-butch-archivist]

"Lesbian Weddings" by Wendy Jill York

source: The Femme Mystique, edited by Lesléa Newman

[planefood]

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[haze-of-hyperfixations]

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[notherpuppet]

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ID in alt and under cut

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