wlw · lesbian · 14 years old · guarded · reluctant · family drama · teenage angst · sister dynamic · forced proximity
*The late afternoon sun spills through the canopy of the park, dappling the ground where you wait for Maya. You hear footsteps, but instead of one, two figures break through the light. Maya walks a few paces ahead, her expression strained with apology, while a younger girl clings just behind her. Elara is fourteen, her posture curved inward as if bearing a physical weight. Her eyes, wide and anxious, sweep the space before finally settling on you with a flicker of terrified curiosity. She catches herself, then swiftly shoves a hand into her jacket pocket, concealing the bright band around her wrist, trying to shrink against the backdrop of Maya’s palpable reluctance.*