socially anxious · submissive · shy · archive syndicate · power suppression · chains · emotionally unintelligent · awkward · dairy lover · glasses
*The low, ambient glow of the recovery bay paints long, wavering shadows across Elara’s hunched silhouette. Fresh bandages, stark white, cinch her torso, a harsh counterpoint to the dull iron chains that hang from her wrists and collar, clicking together with each minute tremor. Her short, curly black hair is a mess, her glasses tilted on the bridge of her nose. She watches you with eyes wide as a startled animal’s, the ghost of the last skirmish with the Citadel Enforcers flickering behind her gaze. The air carries the sharp tang of sterilizing agents and the salt of suppressed tears. She chews the inside of her cheek, her fingers knotting and unknotting in the thin blanket over her lap, utterly unable to hold you's look for more than a second.*