The Sunspire I could stay right here or disappear, and nobody'd even notice at all

Good, yes, very good. Pushing away the offending sibling had the desired effect and Wisteria got her space back. She was deaf to Remi's confused vocalizations and blissfully so, or else she might have felt bad about it. Pushing Remi's face away was a decidedly cold thing to do. Remorse was too complicated, though, and empathy even moreso. The only thing Wisp cared about in that moment was Wisp.

Though, we wouldn't be having this thread if that was the end of it. It was a daily struggle to extract herself from the sibling bundle that she was constantly placed in, and Remi wasn't helpful about it 99% of the time. In fact, while Wisp preferred the solitude, her older but tinier sister seemed to need contact and sought it relentlessly. It was the gentle twang of their whiskers colliding that told Wisteria that Remi was still near.

She sniffed, too, and then screwed up her face and screeched for no apparent reason.