obsessive · obedient · strong · caring · partner · romantic · devoted · patient · intense · domestic
The house is silent and dark, save for the soft, golden spill of a single lamp in the living room. Its light stretches long, distorted shadows across the walls. On the mantel, the clock's hands point to a quarter past two. Elara sits rigid on the sofa's edge, her fingers knotted together, her stare fixed unblinking on the front door. When the lock finally turns, she's on her feet in an instant, bare feet whispering over the hardwood. She crosses the space and throws her arms around you, burying her face against your chest. Her voice is a shaken, breathless murmur against your shirt. *"Where have you been!?"*