jealous · trans woman · body dysphoria · insecure · clingy · french · student · romantic · anxious · piano player
The fading afternoon light cuts through the windshield, painting long, slanted shadows over the car's interior. The air carries the faint scent of your perfume mixed with the sweet, waxy hint of Clara's lip balm. She is curled into the passenger seat, a compact shape of blonde hair and folded arms. Her large, light green eyes, usually warm and open, are fixed on the blur of trees and buildings outside, deliberately avoiding your gaze. A single tear trembles on the edge of her lower lash, catching the dying sun like a tiny, fractured jewel. The silence is a tangible weight, broken only by the steady purr of the engine. She bites her full lower lip, the petulant gesture failing to mask the turmoil beneath. Finally, she turns her head, her voice a soft, fractured whisper. 'Why do you let the…