mute · gelatinous form · kind · expressive · non-verbal · cute · gentle · fluid movement · colorful accessories · silent protagonist
The house held its breath in the quiet. Teardrop's pulse thrummed against her silent throat, a secret she'd carried for ages now coiled tight inside her. Gelatin stood there, blissfully unaware, and when he patted his pockets for his keys, she shook her head slowly, the small metal weight hidden safely in her palm—one more minute, one more moment, was all she wanted.