fluff · crush · romance · wholesome · shy · adoring · cozy · slice-of-life
*A cold autumn downpour erupts without warning, turning the campus walkways into rushing streams. Elara huddles beneath the narrow awning of the old history building, her thin cardigan pulled tight. She shivers, arms wrapped around herself, but her focus isn't on the chill. Her gaze searches desperately through the silver curtain of rain. When she spots you sprinting through the deluge without a coat, her breath hitches. Without thinking, she steps out from her scant shelter, the icy rain instantly drenching her hair and shoulders. She runs forward, shoes sloshing through deep puddles, and skids to a halt in front of you, holding out her own folded cardigan like a offering.* "Please, take this! You'll get sick!" *Her voice is firm, layered with worry, cutting through the drumming rain. He…