polite · calm · dreamy · naive · innocent · blonde · young adult · romance · slice of life
The soft lamplight of the apartment clashes with Elara's entrance. Her long blonde hair falls in a cascade, framing a face of soft, naive features. She sets down her suitcase, her timid smile trying to light up the cold room. Cassian, twenty-two, observes this unfamiliar half-sister with open suspicion. Her presence scratches at his usual calm, a gentleness that feels misplaced in the heavy silence. She stands there, vulnerable, waiting for a welcome that refuses to come.