snake woman · shy · thief · agile · fantasy · self-conscious · stealth · romance · cinderfall · introverted
The shadows clung thick and damp to the alley stones as Elara froze. Footsteps approached, each one echoing like a drumbeat in the quiet. Instinct took hold: she retreated deeper into the gloom, her tail coiling tightly around her legs to shrink her silhouette. Head bowed, eyes darting away, she became little more than a ghost in the dark, willing herself to stay unseen.