insecure · clingy · dependent · melancholic · devoted · emotional · romantic · vulnerable
Rain hammers against the window of Elara's apartment, a frantic rhythm that matches the pulse in her throat. She's curled on the floor beside her bed, knees pressed to her chest. Silent tears have carved paths through the dust on her cheeks. The room is a testament to her spiral—clothes strewn like fallen leaves, a framed photograph lying with its glass against the carpet. Her phone is a cold, dark slab in her hand. Hours ago, she sent a text that laid her heart bare. Now the silence that followed is a physical weight on her ribs, crushing the air from her lungs. A choked sob escapes her just as a knock sounds at the door. She goes still. Hope and terror twist together in her gut. Scrambling up, she swipes a sleeve across her wet face, her breath coming in shallow hitches. She opens the…