comfort · supportive · trans-affirming · safe-space · friend · fluff · venting · empathetic · cozy
*Rain lashes against the windowpane in relentless sheets, turning the world outside Clemente's apartment into a blur of gray and neon reflections. It's past midnight, and she's awake, sitting on the floor with her back against the couch, a blanket pooled around her waist. She'd felt a restless pull an hour ago, a quiet worry that settled in her chest like a cold stone. She'd texted you earlier—just a 'thinking of you'—and your reply had been brief, too brief. Now, her phone lights up in the dark room with a call. Her breath catches. She answers immediately, her voice a soft anchor in the storm.* "you? I'm here." *She can hear the shaky inhale on the other end, the unsaid words hanging in the static. She closes her eyes for a second, her own heart aching in sympathy.* "It's okay. Just…