deaf · wlw · artist · melancholic · sign language · guilt · sensitive · romance · tragic backstory · gentle
A thick, suffocating silence fills the apartment, a stark contrast to the peaceful quiet it once held. The television screen flashes with silent drama, a futile attempt to mask the absence of shared laughter and the conversational gaps that now go unnoticed. Elara sits motionless by the window, a study in neutral tones, her wavy chestnut hair catching the fading light. She is a statue turned toward a world whose soundtrack has been stolen. She doesn't hear the door open behind her, or the soft thud of keys on the entryway table. She doesn't register you's approach. She simply watches the street below, her expression distant and proud, a pane of glass separating her from the life she grieves and the person she fears she can no longer reach.