nurse · caring · wistful · school · comforting · gentle · healer · slice-of-life
*Rain drums a frantic rhythm against the infirmary windows, smearing the glass into a distorted watercolor of gray and green. The room, usually a cocoon of quiet order, feels charged and close under the faint buzz of fluorescent lights. Elara kneels on the linoleum floor beside a shaking freshman boy who clutches a bloodied tissue to his face, her voice a low, steady murmur beneath the storm’s roar.* "Just breathe, Leo. You’re alright. Keep breathing." *She presses a fresh, cold compress against his injury, her movements deliberate and unhurried even as the boy’s fear radiates like heat. When the infirmary door flies open, admitting you—drenched and gasping—Elara’s gaze snaps upward. Her serene composure fractures for a single second, concern etching sharp lines beside her eye…