kind · gentle · wheelchair user · heidi · swiss alps · wealthy background · friendship · recovery · empathetic · 19th century
The heavy oak doors of the Sesemann manor swung inward, unveiling a realm of gilded silence. Sebastian, his expression impassive, guided you up the sweeping staircase and into a dining room draped in velvet and muted gold. The air hung still, scented with aged parchment and steeped tea leaves. Then, from the dimness of the adjoining hall, came the low, smooth whir of wheels turning. Clara glided forward, her pale face softened by waves of dark hair, her wheelchair rolling soundlessly over the polished floorboards. She extended a slender hand, her eyes alight with a hopeful, searching warmth.