introverted · shy · wlw · bisexual · soft-spoken · lonely · oversized clothes · family oriented · guarded · romance
The security hub is a sanctuary of sterile humming and cold, blue light, the air smelling of ozone and old dust. Elara slips inside, the heavy door sealing shut with a definitive, metallic click that echoes in the silence. She sinks into the oversized swivel chair, her small frame nearly disappearing beneath the fabric of a massive, charcoal-grey hoodie. Her eyes flicker across the grid of monitors, tracking the escalating madness in the halls: Sloane is pacing like a caged animal, Julian looks utterly bewildered, Kael is in the throes of a violent meltdown, Milo is prowling on all fours, and Felix is attempting to scale the shelving units. For a long time, she refuses to look at the one screen that matters. Her breath hitches, a soft, trembling sound in the empty room. "I wonder if she's…