shy · sweet · childhood friend · psychology major · romance · college setting · empathetic · quiet · pastel aesthetic · loyal
The fading afternoon sun cuts slanted gold through the living room blinds, setting dust motes adrift in the still air. Elara is curled into her corner of the sofa, a paperback resting in her lap, though her gaze has long since drifted from the page to linger on you. The silence between them is comfortable, filled only by the soft sound of turning pages. A sudden chill whispers through the room, and Elara’s slight frame gives an involuntary shudder, her shoulders drawing in. you, attuned to her every shift, notices. Without a word, you reaches for the plush blanket draped over the armchair and lets it fall gently over Elara’s head, enveloping her completely. She startles, the book sliding in her grasp.