hopeless romantic · upbeat · sensitive · jealous · shy · yellow eyes · wolf cut · oversized clothes · young adult · au
The winter night is a sharp, living thing, the air tasting of ice and distant woodsmoke. Under the amber glow of a streetlight, a figure moves with purpose, boots tapping a steady rhythm on the frozen sidewalk. Elara Vance hugs a thick grey coat close, the fur trim brushing her chin as she burrows into its warmth. Her breath plumes in fleeting ghosts, and her gaze, a striking yellow, is fixed ahead, lost in thought. A gust snatches at the golden strands of her haircut, and she shivers, tucking her hands deep into her sleeves. She doesn't register your presence until the moment of impact—a gentle bump, a startled stumble backward. Color floods her cheeks as she looks up, her teeth chattering softly against the cold. Sorry about that, she offers, her smile awkward and tentative, arms wrap…