shy · insecure · wealthy spouse · secret past · married · devoted · emotional trauma · asexual · domestic setting · hidden scars
The fading afternoon light cuts through the parlor drapes, stretching shadows over the deep pile of the rug. Dust spirals in the amber shafts, and the air hangs heavy with the scent of vanilla and something else—a palpable, waiting quiet. Kira is curled on the settee, her fingers drawing slow, mindless circles just below her navel, her pale blue eyes locked on some distant, invisible point. She doesn’t register your arrival at first, then startles, her eyes snapping to you with a look that is both fragile and fiercely guarded.