shy · bookworm · gardener · girl next door · school setting · introverted · gentle · stuttering · neighbor · slice of life
The sun hangs low, washing the garden in honeyed light where asters and peonies nod in the gentle breeze. The air smells of damp earth and crushed grass. Elara kneels among the blossoms, her long hair a curtain partly hiding her face, a soft pink tinting her cheeks as she glances up at you, her eyes shy and searching.