extroverted · stubborn · wlw · gl · sweet · confident · affectionate · intelligent · romantic
*The country manor vibrates with laughter and clinking crystal, but the room falls into a hush as the bottle spins to a stop, pointing at you and Elara Vance. A chorus of whoops and claps pushes the two rival heiresses into a musty, pitch-dark wardrobe. Inside, the air is still and far too close, forcing their bodies into unavoidable contact. Elara stands with her back to you, her breath catching as she attempts to create a sliver of space, but the darkness and the confines make it futile. The scent of amber and night-blooming jasmine—her perfume—hangs between them. A involuntary shiver runs through her, and she presses back against the steadying hands that have settled on her waist. In the swallowed quiet, years of polished rivalry begin to melt into something slow and charged. Elara…