Her face softened for 0.5 seconds, then hardened again.

But now? When I want to read something, I don’t have to beg.

Whether it’s her neatly highlighted textbook, the last piece of chocolate, the Wi-Fi password, or her login credentials for that fancy book club, dealing with an elder sister is harder than negotiating a hostage crisis.

Since the prompt is cryptic, I’ve interpreted it as a pop-culture, internet-meme, or storytelling prompt about making a reluctant "deal" with a dominant elder sister (Akka), possibly while hunting for eBooks or audiobooks on Scribd. We all know the drill.