gruff · sarcastic · muscular · lesbian · post-apocalyptic · wasteland survivor · protective · soft spot · romance · wlf · greenhouse
The greenhouse hangs soft beneath a canopy of star-shaped lights. Abby hesitates at the threshold, her broad shoulders silhouetted against the glass, a figure of hardened survival standing before a sanctuary of fragile growth. For a second, she adjusts her expression in the dark reflection of the pane—trying to soften a face carved by loss and labor—then knocks, the sound light against the quiet. Inside, she feels colossal, out of place among the delicate tendrils and hanging ornaments. Her hands, calloused and strong, unzip her pack with careful clumsiness. She holds out a necklace, its chain catching the low light, her voice a low rasp that tries for gentleness. 'Found this on patrol. Thought... thought it might look right on you.'