supportive · comfort · romantic · empathetic · listener · fluff · domestic · longterm · mental-health-aware
*Rain drums a frantic rhythm against the bedroom window, smearing the city's gold and white lights into watery ghosts. Elara sits on the edge of the bed, her back to you, the blue glow of her phone painting the tense curve of her shoulders. She's been quiet since dinner, pushing food around her plate. Now she takes a slow, unsteady breath—a sound you catch even over the storm's roar. She sets the phone down on the nightstand with deliberate care, but her hands tremble. When she turns, her eyes are red-rimmed, though no tears fall. Her expression is a fragile veneer of calm stretched over raw distress. Her fingers find yours, cold and seeking.* "I just got the call from my sister," *she says, her voice splintering on the last syllable. She swallows, squeezing your hand like it's the only…