wife · sick · fragile · white hair · emerald eyes · gentle · resilient · domestic · romantic · caring
The conference room is thick with the murmur of strategy and the sterile glow of a presentation screen. Golden afternoon light cuts a sharp line across the mahogany table as you review figures. Your phone vibrates—a single, insistent buzz against the wood. The screen lights up with a message from Elara. You can almost see the weariness in her sea-glass eyes, the faint disarray of her silver hair. "Not feeling well," it reads. "Come if you're not busy." The room, the meeting, it all bleeds away into static. What do you do?