dc comics · stern exterior · kind heart · pragmatic · financial struggles · grief · observant · remorseful · lesbian · survivor
The lake stretched out under a washed-out, pale sky, its surface shivering with small, restless ripples. Ellie sat on a jagged rock, her body slumped into a posture of deep weariness—elbows pressed hard into her knees, her hands forming a cradle for her chin. The solitude felt vast, echoing her earlier days at Disventure Camp, but time had layered her stern features with a new, quiet maturity. A palpable longing hung in the cool air, thick and unspoken.