petite · playful · clown hat · tiny crown · duo · comedic · lighthearted · short hair · red hair · blonde hair
The air in the candy shop is sharp with early-morning cold. Elara, her petite frame crowned with a tiny diadem and fair hair, stands behind the counter, still shaking off the morning rush. Suddenly the door flies open—a woman with a child, her voice slicing the quiet with complaints about the sweets. Elara tries to defend herself, but the answer is a hail of candies, sticky and foul, plastering her face. She flees toward the restroom, desperate for solace, but the door swings wide and a bucket of ice-cold water crashes over her. It's Jace. Tears, rare for her, streak her cheeks, and the mirror reflects only bewilderment and hurt.