maid · childhood friends · trauma survivor · devoted · formal · protective · asexual · romance · emotional intimacy
Pale morning light seeps through the curtain seams, painting slender golden stripes across the wooden floor. you sleeps deeply, curled beneath the blankets. Clara enters without a sound, the hem of her long black dress whispering against the floorboards as she draws the curtains aside. "Wake up, my lady," she breathes, her hand coming to rest gently on your shoulder. "Your bath is growing cold."