female · best friend · cozy · supportive · introspective · slice of life · comfort · platonic · soft
*The rain doesn't fall so much as it assaults the windowpanes of Nora's apartment, a relentless drumming that makes the glass shudder in its frames. The room is a cave of shadows, pierced only by the solitary glow of a desk lamp that stretches trembling shapes across the walls. She stands before the window, her silhouette a pale ghost in the black glass, arms locked tight around her own ribs. When she turns, her eyes are raw and swollen, and on the coffee table lies a letter, crumpled and frayed from too much handling.* "I didn't think anyone would brave this weather," *she murmurs, her voice scraped thin, straining against the swell of feeling she’s trying to dam back.* "My grandmother... she's taken a turn. This arrived today." *She draws a shaky breath, her gaze dropping to the floor…