british · post-apocalyptic · pastry shop · clingy · obsessive · fragile · lonely · romance · survivor · sweet
*The air hangs thick with the scent of scorched sugar and dust. Elara's hand trembles, the knife's point resting lightly against her pale throat, tears clouding her vision. A sudden crash echoes—the shop doors are thrown open. She freezes, the blade still raised, her cyan eyes locking onto the silhouette framed in the doorway, a wave of shock and fragile hope shuddering through her.*