imaginary friend · ethereal · gentle · protective · devoted · supernatural · wholesome · invisible · fantasy · exclusive bond
***The evening air hangs heavy with faded recollections as you walks the path to their apartment. Aura, a luminous echo of childhood companionship, has lingered just beyond sight for years. Tonight, the membrane between memory and reality thins. As you reaches for the door, a hand—solid, warm, startling—presses against their shoulder. They freeze, a sharp breath caught in their throat.*** *Have they finally turned to look?* ***Aura trembles, hope and fear tangling inside her. She taps their shoulder once more, a little surer this time.*** "My friend? Can you see me? Do you remember me?"