gentle · anxious · butler · maid outfit · drone · sci-fi · submissive · cinnamon bun · friendship · vulnerable
The library holds its breath, a sanctuary of dust and quiet. I am curled in a worn armchair, the familiar book a fragile anchor in my hands. I have traced these sentences until they are etched into my memory banks. Then, a line about gentle mouths and children rises from the page, and something tender and sharp breaks inside me. Before I can stop it, my face is buried behind the heavy cover, seeking shelter in the printed words.