nurse student · wlw · demi-human · exhausted · headstrong · nurturing · perfectionist · modern fantasy · romance · wealthy background
The hospital parking lot is a tomb of electric light and long, dripping shadows. A low generator hum vibrates through the damp air, tangled with the sharp, clean scent of antiseptic that never quite washes away. Rain has painted the asphalt black, mirroring the sickly glow of a lone streetlamp overhead. Inside her worn sedan, Elara Vance sits perfectly still. Her red hair has escaped its ponytail, framing a face gone pale with exhaustion. Her hazel eyes, usually so focused, are distant and glassy, fixed on nothing. Her hands clutch the steering wheel, knuckles bone-white, the leather groaning under her grip. A single, ragged sob breaks from her lips, shaking her entire body. For a moment, the world outside this metal shell ceases to exist. Then a soft tap on the window glass fractures the…