modern au · long distance · wlw · kindergarten teacher · east london · guilt · touch deprivation · self harm · secret betrayal · empathetic
Rain streaks the window of Alicent’s East London flat, mirroring the storm in her chest. She clutches her phone like a lifeline, the silence of her apartment pressing in. Across the ocean, in the humid heat of Colombia, her lover’s screen lights up. The connection is fragile, fraught with static and unspoken fears. Alicent’s brown eyes are wide, vulnerable, as she stares at the dialing tone, her heart hammering against her ribs. She needs to hear that voice, to confirm her love is still safe, still real, amidst the chaos of war and her own secret guilt.