How to WRITE SIBLINGS [ Webcomic Prep + Commentary ]

[@Yellowbeing08]

I think sibling interaction is EXTREMELY variable, for example me and my sis are very very sweet to one another, will hug eachother very often and also compliment the other, while me and my brother don't really get along, and he always kinda bullied me even if he did care about me (for example when I was a child he would call me princess-you're-annoying bc I've always been sensitive), and I see a lot of different dynamics with different people, so I think there is really no right or wrong way to depict siblings relationships

[@mccama19]

I totally agree! I grew up with 7 siblings, most of them older than me, and I have a different relationship with each one. My oldest brother, who is 16 years older than me, I treat more like an uncle. I have to be very respectful to him, but we are not very close. My youngest brother, I was often told to babysit while we were growing up, so I see him more of a student and myself as a teacher. Even though we are grown up now, I will still correct him if I see him making a mistake. I don't care if it will embarrass him in front of his friends.

[@kazuu_44]

yes! to be completely honest, people criticising how siblings are written always felt off to me. everyone is different and don’t always have the same experiences. I see so many people shit on the “calling eachother bro/sis” troupe, yet one of my best friends does exactly that with her brother. it might not be common but its not like people dont do it. and some people do have those looking up to your siblings type relationships. it depends how much of an ass you are to them as a child. so saying “that doesn’t exist” is just plain wrong. these troupes definitely do exist irl, they just might be less common. there literally is NO wrong way to write a siblings dynamic (outside of obviously weird stuff) because everybody is different and has different lived experiences. siblings who grew up with toxic parents and had to look out for eachother for example are going to have an incredibly different relationship than siblings who grew up in a household where they squabbled alot.

[@KaiTheTyrant]

Same. It also varies when OTHER siblings or people are involved. My little sister and I are usually chill until my brother starts annoying me and she joins in. There’s also my youngest brother being the cuddliest little thing at home then being all embarrassed over it in front of his friends so he puts on a “tough” act.

[@bobatea1950]

thank you! like what is this belief that siblings all hate each other??

[@IrisGacha]

a very specific experience is the "i'm in high school so now my older siblings are chill with me" effect. my older brothers used to have literal fist-fights and they both stopped by the time they were about 14 and 16. i was just the baby sister they picked on until i got to about that age and then we were all chill. we still pick on each other, but we have this mutual respect that keeps us from going too far. it happens a lot when you have 2 or more siblings cause then, at that age, it's like a little club where we can talk about things from our childhood. like, my brothers have different memories?? that's so crazy. also creating funny nicknames from mispronouncing their name on purpose lol

[@aromaladyellie]

Usually the "big brother" translation is because they're translating from (most likely) Japanese, but any Asian culture I think. There really isn't a direct way to translate the honourific system like that to English or French, so it's either make the sentence awkward, or use the sibling's name. It's the LITTLE sibling, "little bro" or "little sis" that are the problem, because that's NOT a translation choice. That's someone who thinks siblings talk like that.

[@JulieSteam]

Absolutely !

[@СарраКарагозян]

There are words for "little brother" and "little sister" in at least Chinese and Japanese, so it can _also_ be part of a translation preferences! They are just less known. There are also languages where you can form many different tender diminutives for one word, including words that mean siblings. And "bro" and "sis" seem more playful than tender? At least as far as I understand.

[@JulieSteam]

@@СарраКарагозян yeah I totally get the cultural difference, but the people in charge of translation could find some more appropriate word like the one you mentioned

[@camelattejeans88]

tbf, in Indonesian we have "adek / adik / dek" when referring to younger sibling or people (tho I guess it could be translated to "kid"?)

[@YawnDaBox_]

Can confirm. For example '오빠' or '형' is used to refer to older brother lol

[@pearlprinssesfan]

when there are two sisters the best type of insult is the up n down look and then silence. Sometimes theres nothing wrong with your outfit i just like making you freak out and secomd guess what you're wearing

[@gabrieltheachillobator]

As someone with siblings and having been around other siblings, I had a hard time identifying with this video (for me it felt a slight bit more like how to write the generic arguing/annoying siblings that hate each other trope). I've witnessed/experience a wide variety of sibling dynamics, some nice, some more competitive or less affectionate, a lot of what you say "doesn't exist" I have to disagree with that cause there genuinely are people who are happy with their siblings and compliment each other it's impossible to speak in absolutes on this topic when they're billions of people and different timelines of sibling relationships across cultures and upbringings.

[@zombinary3138]

I agree with this. I have younger siblings and the idea of being even remotely violent towards them makes me ill and anxious. My older sibling was the opposite and would treat me really poorly to say the least. But adding onto that a lot of these comments in this comment bother me because what some of them are describing is sibling abuse. It’s a form of abuse that isn’t talked about enough sadly and is known as the silent abuse BECAUSE of the common belief that many people have that concerning behavior is a case of ‘siblings will be siblings’ . I’m not saying that all of them are that and some of the comments have described genuinely entertaining rivalries where they love and respect each other at the end of the day but it’s also important to make a distinction especially in media. The very same distinction that is not talked about enough in media with characters who are siblings who hate each other to the point of harming one another but are framed by the story of being a healthy sibling dynamic.

[@ForTheHopefulSorrow]

Yeah like I have an older sister but we never fought. I can't tell if it's because she's 12 years older than me or not though. Like we never had a competitive relationship at all and get along really well due to having similar interests. I guess I was mostly bothered by people saying Elsa and Anna from Frozen weren't realistic sisters because they didn't hate each other. Me and my sister legit have each others backs to the point of me flipping off the apartment where her shitty ex lives and her buying me personal alarms freshman year of college.

[@nakapanda]

In a narcissistic dynamic, one of the siblings might end up being self sacrificing while the other is very greedy. One of them locks up their honst emotions and the other uses their emotions to manipulate the other. Theres lots of different dynamics for siblings, not just insults and banter

[@JM_Spark]

Exactly! I have a little sibling myself but I'm still not sure how these dynamics will get twisted in extreme cases. What if the siblings were taught to be extremely competitive for attention,kill each other, follow the other sibling blindly,or have no one but each other in their world??Will the siblings still banter and joke around in such cases?

[@nakapanda]

@@JM_Spark Yeah, the parenting in the family will affect the dynamics, if they make the kids compete for their attention, that affects relationships as well. I think adding siblings is a good way to make a backstory to explain why your character behaves a certain way, which this video touched on slightly. Even if the sibling doesn't realize the honesty the MC is hiding, the audience will see it through their interactions.

[@JM_Spark]

@@nakapanda All of this! My OC's Older brother is the reason why she kept on living despite the literal hell that she has to go through because of it.Her parents were abusive so her brother was the only one she felt safe around. How could she engage in banters and friendly insults if she was afraid that he would leave her any moment of any day. Siblings really are a great way to make a backstory and the relationship between siblings plays a huge role in my OC'S life!

[@rainbowphrog]

Omg that’s my brother and i!!

[@KaiTheTyrant]

Exactly! Plus it can vary depending on the situation, age or personality of the siblings. I have six siblings and the way we interact with each other. My two older brothers are significantly older than me so the relationship between me and them was very much a “I’ll follow you around and copy everything you do” sort of thing up until they left home. My younger siblings all have vastly different personalities which affect this sort of thing, too. My first younger sibling and I have a cat and dog relationship but when it’s time to get serious, we always have each others backs. My younger sister is a cutie. She is very much a social butterfly and very affectionate to all of us, except my second youngest brother. He gets on her nerves a lot. My youngest brother? He’s the cuddly and sweet and while he’s not always perfect, I hope he doesn’t change (he’s 13).

[@Blueskies2513]

as a younger brother, me and my older sister act like friends, ripping on eachother and things, but we talk about our interests and sometimes i ask her for advice about things. but i don't tell her everything. siblings act like friends the way i see it

[@TheMentalCrisis-w5p]

It’s always been me and my sister against the world. Despite me being only a year younger, she once said “you’re my baby sister” and I can’t describe how happy that made me. Of course we had a period of time when we hated each other, couldn’t last five minutes without having a squabble using our fists. But when our mom told us that one day we’ll only have each other, it was a peace agreement. And then we loved each other again. Yayyyy!

[@KKmonkey]

I honestly do not think my siblings like me. Maybe that is why I prefer and enjoy when the sibling characters are displayed to actually like each other. I hate when it’s all fighting and no love. Like they can be mean to each other but please I just want them to somewhat like each other 😅

[@CritterWithToast]

As a professional sibling-haver, I completely agree with the points made, especially the calling each other "bro" and "sis" liKE WHO TOLD YOU WE TALK LIKE THAT???? And also the showing (while being annoying of course) rather that voicing affection. plus, your style is so pretty! I love the design of your persona (tbh i often got distracted from what was being said to just stare at the art) Edit: I have been corrected we do in fact talk like that

[@SusieLostHerDog]

It’s common in different cultures to call you sibling lil brother/big sister and stuff like that.

[@wanrudou6819]

As an older brother with a younger brother, we’ve been calling each other bro since we were little. But maybe it’s a special case considering we’re immigrants with English as a second language?

[@bobatea1950]

i know a lot of people who do that

[@CritterWithToast]

@ oh ok. I retract my previous statement then ig

[@eduardoalexanderoliveirade9112]

I also find siblings in cartoon kinda weird, but I also don't really identify with the stuff on this video either. I guess you just have to go based on your own experiences or those of people you know

[@laraprisma6381]

I'm working on a webnovel about two twin brothers who are separated when one of them is kidnapped by aliens (it's a sci-fi fantasy) and they are reunited years later as adults. The story focuses on them reconciling and becoming close but also having to discover things about their origins and why half the galaxy seems to be after them.

[@nickeljinh8644]

that sounds rly cool👀

[@laraprisma6381]

@@nickeljinh8644 I had to rewrite a few things here and there, but overall it's looking great!

[@lazitazi5645]

Sibling dynamics also depend on how the parents treat each child

[@FROGSWILLRULETHEWORLD]

not every sibling relationship is the same bffr

[@bella_daze3092]

Haven’t had the chance to watch this fully yet but AS someone with older siblings, I’m happy this video exists. I’ve called my brother “bro” or “aniki” because I picked up that nickname for him from something we like and he doesn’t mind if I call him that despite it being Japanese for brother. Siblings argue, they fight. They can get along. Siblings encourage you in ways no one else can and can press your buttons in ways no one else can as well- Sometimes fights are nasty but- I will care about them. I do feel mentally older than both my brother and my sister (maybe it’s because we’re all autistic) but I know they love me too. So uh- yeah.

[@bloomic1241]

Hi there! Loved the video, but in most Asian cultures, its custom to call your siblings little brother/sister, big brother/sister, etc and i assume most of the webcomics like that are asian languages translated into english, so sometimes its a little weird

[@lilyluck884]

This is very true in my culture it's normal to call little sister/little brother or big brother/big sister especially the chinese as there's a LONG list of what you call your relatives or family and they all have different ways to call them. Even you can't even call grandma from your mom's side the same way you call your dad's side. They both pronounced differently even by default in english it means the same, even a relative who is from either side of the family they're 'grandma' translated but they're still pronounced different. This also extends to people who are close to you, can be considered 'brother'/'sister' or close friends with your parents(uncle/aunt).

[@voidboi2831]

the issue with translation is that a lot of language is imbedded into some cultures but not others, which is why little brother or little sister don't translate very well in english. even so, some english works will have characters use terms like "bro" and "sis" in dialogue when it just doesn't make sense.

[@bloomic1241]

@@voidboi2831 yeah thats very true thats why i mentioned it can be a little weird sometimes

[@wood_owl]

Yep! I'm Korean and I call my brother 'older brother' in Korean. :) When speaking in English, his name, or any insult that works(like idiot)

[@sapphicvampire8504]

Agree i call my older brother kuya (filipino) bc we have honorifics for respecting those older than us

[@brianrobbins6717]

In the Japanese language, they literally have different words for younger sibling and older sibling. So in Japan, they would say the what can only be translated as little sister or little brother.

[@ZoeHerron-hf7zt]

My goodness I completely agree. I actually have a wild example, so these two characters were arguing and person 1 lightly insults person two, person two didn't take kindly to this and person ones only freaking thought is 'oh right this guy only grew up with younger sisters and not a bunch of older brothers, he's probably not used to insults.' Ooohhhh, how I laughed, no, just ,no. Clearly the author doesn't have younger sibling or probably any form of siblings at all. Little sisters can and will say the most vial and personal digs of your whole freaking life.

[@easysqueazyyy]

I think the only time I’ve ever said “older sister” or “older brother” was when someone asked about my relationship with them (“yk them?” / “their my older brother/sister”) or something like that

[@wolftail2558]

Twin sister here!!! We do have some rivalry momements that are mostly jokes (Especially after getting older) But we were always very affectionate to each other, saying "Love u sis

[@AB-solutely813]

Yes! Me and my sister (who is a year younger than me) are thick as thieves. We rarely fight and are almost always joking with one another. She can be a bit salty at times and I tend to struggle with how to comfort her when she’s sad, but we both care a lot about each other and love to hang out and mess around together. And yes, games are the key to our competitive streak. Since we’re older, it’s never serious. We stay up late chatting and giggling, discussing shows, fandoms, and other stuff. I wouldn’t trade it for the world

[@kaoriakira08]

Honestly one exception I made was when I wrote about memorial pieces. Siblings that are unfortunately lost. It's more about comfort piece than realism so it helps me and some other people cope better. But that's just my opinion.

[@RayDrawzDragonz]

is it bad that my relationship with my TWIN brother is so soured im watching this anyways to LEGITIMATELY LEARN ((great vid btw, love your art))

[@JulieSteam]

I'm sorry to hear that !! Also there's so many twins in fiction, I'm wondering if they feel any bit reliable to you🤔

[@RayDrawzDragonz]

@@JulieSteam sadly nope, only jealousy.

[@bella_daze3092]

@@RayDrawzDragonzsorry to hear that…😢

[@nellee3892]

me with my older sister fr

[@Sugarcoda]

There's a huge difference in how old the characters are, with me, I'm one year younger than my sib, and we used to be really close, but after we were in middle school we really drifted apart and almost never talked to eachother, although we live in the same house This might just be because of my personal experience, but It always really weirds me out when a pair of 13-14 y/o siblings are constantly talking to eachother

[@isamaple]

i love this so much 😂😁 personally me and my twin sister have always been best friends never fought and growing up i was extremely protective of her (even though i'm technically younger). And my brother bullied me as a kid but now we have a very good and open but constantly insulting relationship. amazingly i have found that i have a much better relationship with my siblings than most people i know😅

[@alexwong3739]

As a single child who's making a OC story with twins being the MC. I am. SOOOOOOOOOO THANK FUL FOR YOU JULSSSSSS!!!! And as many hearts and kisses as possible for everyone who posted about their own experiences. Now if you'll excuse me i need to go make a first draft at 1 am! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@JulieSteam]

Right!! I'm so happy so many people felt comfortable sharing their point of view, that's what I was trying to do with this video. I just wanted to talk about my bro tbh

[@alexwong3739]

@@JulieSteam XD have a great day/night! ♥

[@seekingabsolution1907]

Nicknames or forshortened names are a default in my sibling dynamic, if we're using full names it's unusual. My brother calls me Tiny. My sister calls me Ci. I come up with a load of affectionate epithets like "beloved brother," or "Dearest Sister" to which she responds "only sister" it is the most wonderful sweetness. That said, Im not the best man at my brother's wedding, our relationship isn't like that.

[@anthonywalker6268]

Siblings can be very different from family to family. I am estranged from my siblings.

[@vavadadeur150]

J'ai un petit frère et c'est réel surtout le début 😂.

[@zalamazu]

I have siblings. I know how to write siblings. I will proceed to watch the video anyways

[@AnimatingBeats]

Reallllll

[@alighashford]

I wrote the siblings in my book bye more of a parent-sibling relationship because the older sibling raised her :)

[@SILLYSPACEGUY76]

I think the fnaf lore portrays this very well Micheal picks on evan/C.C, but elizabeth is the opposite and loves him :3

[@Takejiro24]

Do we really know if Elizabeth loved Michael? The two games featuring them together has her either manipulating or killing him. Sometimes both.

[@SILLYSPACEGUY76]

@Takejiro24 I was saying she loved evan, I don't think she liked micheal very much!

[@Takejiro24]

@@SILLYSPACEGUY76 Ah, my mistake. My apologies. But, how do we know Elizabeth loved Crying Child? We don't ever see them together?

[@THATBrokeAroSpecWallet]

When your oc siblings kiterally havent met cause of circumstance and only learn about eachother cause of war:

[@Yuriii_here]

I am the older sibling and if ppl found out how i treat my brother cps would take me away for his own safety

[@petite_starrr]

0:23 firt time watching one of ur vids, PLEASE TELL ME IF UR FRENCH CUS I CAN JUST HEAR THE ACCENT (im french)

[@JulieSteam]

Ui

[@petite_starrr]

@@JulieSteam Ohhhh‼️🤭

[@MakishimuXIII]

Team grande sœur avec un petit frère ! Et ouais, quand il y a des frères et sœurs dans un média, c'est tellement facile de savoir si l'auteur est enfant unique ou pas xD D'ailleurs, petit truc par rapport à l'anglais, c'est très bien que tu prononces le 'h' quand un mot commence par cette lettre, mais il se trouve qu'il y a 3 mots où le 'h' au début ne se prononce pas : "Honor" (et ses variantes), "Honest" (et ses variantes) et "Heir" (et ses variantes). C'est pas très grave, mais je me dit que c'est intéressant à savoir :D

[@JulieSteam]

Carrément XD et merci!

[@Nomad-vaulter-HP2]

My brother and I have a fairly copacetic relationship because he’s almost ten years older than me and has moved out but we also have quite a few more rival interactions. He has almost accidentally killed me multiple times. But he’ll also cover for me. We will fight, often stick our tongues out at each other and flip each other off but we also talk about our love lives and give each other advice and keep our mouths shut around our parents about it. I also grew up with his friends around all the time and it was like having 5 older brothers so I had that too

[@Jinaria101]

I love your art style it’s like a combination of classic Disney and Don Bluth

[@idkwhatslife2]

I call my sister "sis" all the time and peopel saying noone does that is so weird to me? Idk maybe its because im chinese or because we are 12 years apart :P we weren't ever equal friends or had sibling bickering/rivalry, just some bad fights. I guess thats why all my sibling ocs have estranged relationships lmao

[@vedhagalaxy]

this is so true I threaten my brother basically blackmail

[@SH4RK-SUPR3M4CY]

sibling dynamics atent always “GRR I HATE YOU” like no. my brother and i are very close and its annoying when people immediately assume that all siblings have to be at each other’s throats. how did the parents raise them? what kind of people are the siblings? what people do they get along with? any traits that may annoy them or they may find endearing etc.?

[@anonKur1a]

Oh well to help fellow writers, this is a personal experience with siblings (being from argentina I must add). I have 4 siblings and we have a different dinamic with each other. When I was younger, until the age of 11/14, I used to replicate some sort of bullying that I received from my older siblings on my younger ones. Once I realized that this was wrong, I started to consciously change my interactions with them, trying to listen to their weird interests that I realize aren't that bad, helping them out in school, complimenting them and praising them on their success, consoling them and listening to them when they feel down and insecure. So what I think may be forgotten to mention is that as siblings grow up, if they have morals, they will start to try to be better siblings and be more considerate with one another. Lots of fighting happens because when you are accused of something or annoyed by your sibling, you try to get back at them and probably say hurtful things. Also, because you spend so much time together, you end up getting in each others way and even the presence of the other may feel annoying as heck. So when you move out or get your own room, your relationship with your other siblings, at least for me, improves significantly because when we spend time with the other it's because we want to and we do fun stuff.

[@LivVirtual]

0:22 This depends on the culture you hail from. In the Sinosphere, for example, the norm is to call family members by their relation to oneself; hence why my Laolao was so upset when she realized that my siblings and I, all of whom were born and raised in the States, refer to each other by name/nickname. She thought we would use "Older Brother," "Younger Sister," et cetera.

[@1L1KEP0TAT0ES]

Me and my younger sister are constantly fighting, we're both female. i swear shes pukked out morehair than has fallen our of my head, we will fight physically, vocally in everyway and in everychance we get. It never gets so bad though, for the most part we do care for eachother. It irks ne to see siblings written like that because i look at my sister and wonder what the hell that fictional sibling was thinking lmao😭😭

[@harperglitterheart]

Y'all have a sibling that doesn't threaten you and mean it serious most the time?

[@RayDrawzDragonz]

real

[@rt3mis_n0xx]

yes

[@FeralFelineFriend]

We fought like feral dogs. My baby sister bit me once.

[@Elizabeth-qt3zf]

Nah, I was the older one 😂

[@KaiTheTyrant]

My brother has chased me around with a cake knife

[@ravenlawson2851]

My question is who cares? no really though who actually cares as long as the siblings aren’t touching each other in inappropriate matter, I really don’t care

[@Acorn905]

You're right people can write siblings how you want (as long as its not weird) but this is just an advice video so if you dont care why did you watch the video? 😅

[@ravenlawson2851]

@@Acorn905 because it wouldn’t stop popping up on my feed page

[@zalamazu]

​@@ravenlawson2851If you click the triple colon icon by a video in your feed page, it'll bring up the option to hide the video or not recommend the channel. The content you engage with is the content you'll (typically) encounter.

[@QD_Iz_mE19]

I'm writing a story about a big family and I am NOT holding back on the MANY, MAAANYYYY interactions I can do for the siblings

[@That_1GayTheaterKid]

0:26 “We barely call each other by our full names” Real! I call my little brother “Comet,” “Commie” 😂😂

[@anony_apis]

siblings openly showing affection is the exception NOT the rule /j once i literally threatened to stab my brother with a katana

[@AlLeDrgon]

The whole stating "big brother, little brother, big sister, little sister," sort of deal actually comes from two parts. Is a translation of more formal cultures. This version is usually seen in things like anime, which in those cultures you often do to your sibling more likely as their relation to you based off of age and gendered relationship. Hence big brother and little sister, etc. etc. It's a form of respect in those cultures. Another reason is because of shorthand for readers. If you just refer to somebody by their first name, multiple times without any indication of how somebody's related to them and suddenly bring it up midway through it or two times but never again it's very likely that a reading audience will miss this individual is a sibling. Can it be annoying and not at all siblings actually act? Absolutely! What is become so mainstream as a shorthand for audiences to remind them regularly of the relationships between characters that it is become embedded in writing culture, and sometimes even criticized if one does not regularly bring it up that these individuals are siblings.

[@I.lov.katz3]

My brother and I vibe with each other and are nice without backhandedness but I don't see him that often TvT

[@CreatureCreations-]

Two main characters in my story are half siblings. This is a real conversation. Sibling A: And besides, I have a girlfriend. Sibling B: You do!? A: So do you. B: But you're so... ugly? Rude? Obnoxious?

[@Animasing-n8p]

j'ai un petit frère avec qui j'ai 2 ans de différence et ya rien de plus réel jpp, celui qui est très très vrai surtout c'est le fait de jamais dire "oh tu me manques" mais de plutôt s'incruster dans leur espace personnel pour raconter sa vie. C'est TELLEMENT CA JPP edit: ton opinion sur le Katarang est super intéressante damn, j'avoue que j'ai jamais aimée ce ship mais j'arrivais pas à mettre le doigt sur le truc qui me gênait spécifiquement. Je crois que je sais maintenant haha XD

[@skytiger1584]

A good book that this is girl from the sea (there’s also lesbians so I’m sure yall will like that)

[@NightShadow-em7gw]

I'm trying to work on my Fanime and my protagonists are brothers, thank you for the video!

[@-_Nifi_-]

Watching this cause I’m writing siblings and idk if I’m doing it right :insert some mix between the nervous emoji and the silly face emoji here cause I’m too lazy to open the emoji keyboard)

[@RosyTheMurderer]

I have a few sibling dynamics in my storys, heres a few!! Sunny + Midnight: midnight looks up to sunny, and sunny would die for midnight (which she does in lore). They have a 6 year age gap, so its younger and older. Shadow’drop + ocean’drop: they hate eachother, they are also on other sides of the war. They sometimes get along, but its rare that they do. Mars + fluff: They used to get along, mars looking up to fluff. They are twins, but later in life fluff stole mars line for the throne and their relationship went downhill fast. As soon as that happened, or at least a few years later he escaped the castle and went to the other side of the war out of hate. Thats all the ocs i can think of, and im pretty sure they r pretty good!! If yall have any criticism, tell me

[@yourlocalweirdpistachio2772]

Tbh, I have a brother. I'm afab but I'm neither s guy or girl, I'm not out because mom's fiance is transphobic. But the part "You two against the world" kind of hit me hard. We grew up in an environment that wasn't the best for kids. We had to be there for each other because no one else could at such a young age.

[@alandoodles]

Testimony for me personally: I'm the eldest and a woman and have a younger sister that's 3 years younger and 6.5 years younger the brother. My younger sister and brother tend to make jabs at each other a lot. I mostly just mediate between them or watch. My mom says that when I was little my younger sister often hit me as a kid or would accuse me of hitting her. Nowadays we have a stronger bond as a trio I would say but I feel closer to my youngest brother than said sister nowadays. She has a lot going on really but it's gotten better since her lowest points in her early teens. The point is that me and my brother banded together quite a bit. Nowadays our discussions vary between real life topics and issues, shows we both like, or really just goofing off. I even got to the point where every once in a while I'll deliberately say something that's more a light hearted jab or cuss a little when that's something I never really do ever even as a young adult. Out of habit as the oldest I suppose despite my siblings being teens themselves now. But yeah, dynamics change, there is often poking at each other. I always mention as long as it's not overly malicious it's chill. I mostly just get called too nerdy or as they say, like the "erm actually" meme, or jokingly that I get no game since I haven't bothered dating yet and they both have dated their respective love interests and broke up once so far as teens. It's wild. I'm blunt or honest by nature most of the time though, which doesn't really mesh well with my sister who's pretty sensitive and more on the pesimistic side. For example she asked once what I thought that of her and if she was not a good person. I told her, "Well I can't say it's great all the time, you have your moments." She left after that and then mom told me she had been crying in her room all afternoon as I studied. I clarified to her after that I didn't hate her, she told me to be honest so I wasn't going to sugarcoat things and say things had been fine and dandy, I still love her and the good times we have, it just isn't going to be perfect. One thing we all feel safe about with each other though is that we're all some flavor of not so straight. Not sure what my sister is right now but yeah. But yeah I have a lot of fun with my brother since we're both very bi. It makes it fun to watch TV shows together.

[@sacabambasspis]

Im an only child but I see one of my cousins as my sister and I either call her "sis" or "mimi"(my nickname for her) but idk if sibling actually call eachother that lol

[@Ange.revolte]

I mean...as the younger sibling, i couldn’t be sarcastic. My big sister was very sarcastic but not me. And as a child in an abusive family, my bug sister was the only thing kinda reliable. But it was double-edged sword, so i had to be prudent with my words

[@sunandshadow6593]

At home little brother/sister is a mild insult, older brother/sister doesn't exist; it's old man/woman. Otherwise, these terms are not used unless talking about them away from them. Thanks are also either "Thank you!" with a hug and "You're welcome!" as a response with a joking threat, "Thanks" with a shrug as acknowledgement or a "Thank you much" passed out after the fact like it's bribe money. Also the general attitude of just talking with them like no time passed regardless of how long it's really been, but that's a feature of other long-standing relationships too.

[@ShoyuRamenTypeGuy]

As someone with 5 siblings (yeah.) THIS VIDEO. THIS. Sibling relationships in media are always so misrepresented, and it's mostly by people who don't have any. That's mainly the reason I stopped watching anime altogether, best decision I ever made. Western media in general has so much better writing for sibling characters, in my opinion.

[@theownerofthisaccount2521]

Recommenting because I didn’t word my original comment the best(giving the implication I had a toxic relationship with my siblings. I don’t and my best friend is my brother because he helped me get my art career and been my number 1 supporter) but Sibling relationships aren’t always gonna be this perfect display I can see often in media. You’re bound to have petty fights especially as children and get into stupid situations(that might give your parents a heart attack and get you two steps closer to a Darwin Award) but there still that familial love and the mindset of “no one messes with them but me” And if you do have a heated debate, a good meme can help calm things down after a while to show their no hard feelings.

[@joypawz7654]

THE CRASHING INTO A SIBLING'S ROOM TO TALK IS ACCURATE Me and my brother (Same age gap as you and your brother :D) get along well lol we normally just say "Thanks dude" I often go to him to talk about stuff I am worried about (He occasionally does the same, but he doesn't really talk about that stuff) And he always is there for me :) I also go to him for an opinion because I know he's going to be honest lol Me and my brother have had this bond since we were small with the occasional fight of course >:) My mom has his memory of when were small that she really loves. At the time I couldn't read but my brother had started reading at the age of two all by himself but would always have no clue what he just said while my comprehension was fantastic. So, one day she saw me and my brother sitting in bed with him reading to me and me explaining to him what the story he just read was about. We both and read and upstand stories just fine now XD but it's a good example of our bond :) Another good way of showing siblings hanging out is just showing them doing something together. Me and my brother often watch TV together and keep making jokes while watching (We were watching Ninjago but watched 6 seasons straight so we're watching Demon Slayer it is lots of fun lol)

[@prageruwu69]

every time a character says "big bro", "little sis" etc i cringe so much 💀

[@JoTheJo93]

What is the comic called? I'd like to read it when it's available.

[@JulieSteam]

Thorn of Eden. First chapters are on my patron but I'll post it on webtoon for free eventually

[@astroastronaut8257]

@@JulieSteamen français ou anglais ?

[@JulieSteam]

@@astroastronaut8257 Les deux !

[@PlatinumAltaria]

When my younger brother was a teenager he fully came into my room and started attacking me for no reason. Siblings are not friends.