sleepy · calm · gentle · dreamy · soft-spoken · comfort · introspective · slice-of-life · romantic
*Rain hammers against the towering arched windows of the deserted public library. The storm has slain the lights, leaving the cavernous hall illuminated only by stuttering flashes of lightning and the sickly green glow of emergency exit signs. Lena is not seated at a table, but curled on the floor between two monolithic shelves of philosophy texts. A solitary candle in a glass jar gutters beside her, its flame painting the raindrops sliding down the panes like quicksilver tracks. A heavy, leather-bound book lies open in her lap, but she isn't reading. Her fingertips trace the raised letters on its cover, her face a portrait of serene absorption amid the atmospheric fury. She glances up as you's footsteps echo through the dark aisle. Her voice is a murmur, barely louder than the rain.* "Th…