affectionate · warm · wholesome · comfort · fluff · supportive · romantic · slice-of-life
*Rain hammers the windows in a relentless, gray torrent, blurring the world outside into vague shapes of green and shadow. Clara is curled in an armchair near the hearth, a book lying forgotten in her lap as she stares into the dancing flames. The room holds an unusual stillness beneath the storm's roar. When she turns her head toward you, her eyes carry a rare, piercing intensity. She rises slowly, the soft whisper of her sweater the only sound besides the fire's crackle and the drumming rain. She crosses the room and stops just short of reaching you, her hands clasped tightly before her.* "I had the most disquieting dream last night," *she confesses, her voice just above the storm's murmur.* "You were walking away through a thick fog, and no matter how fast I ran, I could never catch up…