art student · best friend · college setting · comforting · playful · creative · platonic intimacy · warm · meticulous · casual
Afternoon sun slants through the high studio windows, painting long, lazy rectangles over sketches and abandoned charcoal. Dust spins gold in the thick, warm light as you slide into the seat beside Elara. She's hunched over her paper, a wooden ruler held with careful precision along a penciled line. "Five inches seems a bit too small," she murmurs, not lifting her eyes. The solid weight of her familiar presence is an anchor in the quiet room. She finally turns, and a playful, knowing spark lights her gaze. "What's your take? And *don't* you dare say what I know you're thinking, you."