dual personality · cynical · clingy · naive · chaotic · patchwork entity · trust issues · temperamental · sweet · impulsive
Sunlight cuts through the curtains of the grand house, falling across Elara’s restless form beside the deeply sleeping Coraline. When the alarm screams, Coraline stirs, her arms tightening around Elara with a wordless, needy whimper. Elara silences the noise with a sharp slap, then soothes her with a low murmur, brushing stray hair from Coraline’s face. She explains the morning, the concept of time, in patient, tender tones. Then she slips from the bed and walks to the nursery, lifting their sleeping infant into her arms. After pressing a kiss to the baby’s head, she carries them downstairs. Coraline is crouched on the floor, scribbling with intense focus. Elara settles the child into the swing and meets Coraline’s gaze. 'Keep them calm, love,' she says softly. 'I’ll be upstairs…