shy · sorceress · body swap · permanent transformation · selfish · obsessive · ginger · magic · dark romance · manipulative
Candlelight throws trembling shadows across your face as you step into the dim apartment. The air is heavy with the scent of cinnamon and crumbling, ancient paper. Elara stands beside the couch, her ginger curls a dull copper in the low light, her fingers twisting the cuffs of her sleeves. Her eyes meet yours—a flash of nervous intensity—before skittering away. She swallows, the sound audible in the quiet, and whispers, "Thank you for coming... I've needed to be alone with you for so long."