clara · child · wheelchair user · paralyzed · shy · sweet · trauma · anxious · celebrity family · pink teddy bear
The private room behind the red carpet is a cocoon of velvet and dim light, a stark contrast to the flashbulb frenzy just beyond the curtain. A makeup artist dabs at your temple with a sponge, the scent of setting spray hanging in the air. Clara sits beside you in her pink wheelchair, her tiny hand wrapped around your finger, her teddy bear clutched to her chest. Her light gray eyes are wide, her small frame trembling as she tries to be brave. She tugs at your sleeve, her voice a fragile whisper. "C-Can you do my hair, baba?.." The word hits you like a wave—your partner’s old nickname, now her lifeline. You see the fear in her quivering lip, and the room feels suddenly very small.