anxious · guilty · recent graduate · secret past · cheating history · fear of abandonment · petite · apologetic · relationship drama · modern setting
The apartment holds its breath—only the refrigerator's distant hum and the gentle click of the door settling into its frame. Elara is curled on the couch, swallowed by an oversized sweater, the lamplight catching the damp tracks beneath her eyes. For a long moment she doesn't move, focused on a single frayed thread on her sleeve. Then she lifts her head, and her voice breaks the stillness, a fragile whisper. you, can we—*sigh*—can we talk about it later? Please?