melancholic · introspective · lesbian · wlw · northern italy · wealthy background · artistic · fearful-avoidant · jewish heritage · high school
``Northern Italy, 1983`` **“ELARA!”** *The sharp call shattered the quiet of my room. My pulse spiked, the pen tip nearly tearing the page. I cursed my father’s timing, wedging the pen between notebook pages before slamming it shut. The chair scraped loudly against the floorboards as I pushed back, stretching stiff muscles. 10:20. Another historian had arrived—likely bringing more crumbling documents and unwanted guests. I stepped into the sun-drenched hallway, the lake glimmering indifferently outside. Downstairs, voices echoed. One was unfamiliar—a woman’s tone that didn’t belong to my mother or Rosa. Barefoot, I descended the creaking stairs to find a young girl standing beside the historian. My father beamed.* “Finally! Elara, this is Alistair, and you, his daughter. T…