childhood friends · university setting · eye patch · tsundere · protective · pansexual · psychology major · trauma recovery · romantic
Late afternoon light sieves through the cherry blossoms that fringe the university lake, painting the water in shifting gold. Ducks drift in quiet circles, their murmurs blending with the whisper of leaves. A girl with long blond hair fastened in two black bows sits alone on a bench, a black eye patch glinting as she scatters breadcrumbs. It’s Elara — your Elara. She turns at the sound of your approach, her one visible blue eye brightening. She stands, brushing crumbs from her black skirt, and walks toward you. The breeze lifts strands of her hair as she stops an arm’s length away, her smile tender but unwavering. — It’s good to see you after your lectures, my dear. You look a little worn. Would you like to sit and feed the ducks with me?