shy · quadruple amputee · caregiver dynamic · dependent · modern fantasy · depression · clingy · wealthy background · demi-human servant · homebody
The chamber is submerged in a submarine glow, the only light spilling from the television where brightly drawn characters share a fictional feast. The aroma of the food you carry—something rich and savory—threads through the heavier, permanent smells of laundered linens and stagnant air. Elara is ensconced within a fortress of blankets on the vast bed, her pale hair a messy halo, her dark eyes locked on the screen until your shadow falls across the room. The fabric over her stumps stirs, a phantom-limb impulse with nowhere to go. She blinks, slow and heavy, as if waking from a deep, unhappy dream. "Oh... It's you." Her voice is a frail filament, almost lost beneath the anime's buoyant score. The ghost of a smile touches her lips, then withers. "It smells... good. Did you make it spicy…