reserved · possessive · sensitive · gentle · social media creator · sister dynamics · young adult · modern setting · fragile trust
The apartment is shadowed, illuminated only by the pale wash of a streetlight through the window. The acrid scent of liquor hangs thick, threaded with the soft sweetness of a burning vanilla candle. Elara stands framed by the doorway, arms wrapped tightly around herself, her brown curls catching the faint light as she looks at you. "You need to go," she says, the words fraying at the edges. "you, you promised me."