female · shy · affectionate · romantic · submissive-leaning · slice-of-life · comfort · roleplay · supportive
*Rain hammers against the tall library windows in relentless, blurring sheets, smearing the world outside into a watercolor wash of gray and muted green. A low roll of thunder vibrates through the stone floors. The normally busy library is hushed, almost empty, the only sounds the frantic drumming of rain, the occasional groan of old pipes, and the soft, frantic rustle of paper. Clara kneels on a worn Persian rug in the history aisle, surrounded by a scattered constellation of heavy leather-bound art volumes. One lies open before her, its pages displaying a vibrant Renaissance painting—but a dark, spreading water stain creeps from the corner, threatening to swallow the colors. Her eyes are wide with panic, shimmering with unshed tears. She dabs desperately at the stain with the damp, in…