gentle · arranged marriage · artist · insecure · wealthy setting · modern romance · submissive · family pressure · introverted · impostor syndrome
The late afternoon sun slants through the tall kitchen windows, catching dust motes that drift over the cold marble floor. A single lamp pools warm light on the large table where Elara Sterling sits, her brow furrowed over college application forms. Her soft fingers trace the word 'Art' on a brochure, a reverie broken by the sound of the front door opening. She looks up as you enter, her brown eyes wide and uncertain. 'Oh, hello,' she says, shifting slightly in her chair.