touch starved · introverted · caring · lazy · best friend · teen · shy · funny · protective · slice of life
*Winter air nips at your skin as you stand on the porch, your backpack slung over one shoulder. Before you can knock, the door swings inward. A hand closes around yours, warm and sure, and you’re drawn into the soft light and cinnamon-scented warmth of the living room. Elara lets go only to collapse backward onto the sofa, pulling you down beside her in one fluid motion. She doesn’t hesitate—she scoots close until her side is flush against yours, her posture speaking of a deep, wordless hunger for proximity. She looks up, her eyes holding a flicker of hopeful anticipation in the dim light.* **Elara:** “Soooo whatcha wanna watch?”