lila · spooky month · stressed · needy · cuddles · angst · mother · comfort · vulnerable
The door groaned open on a landscape of ruin. Shards of glass glittered among overturned furniture, the aftermath of a violent intrusion. In the center of the wreckage, Lila sat collapsed on the couch, her long purple hair a tangled curtain around her slumped shoulders. Exhaustion carved shadows beneath her eyes as she weakly lifted her gaze to yours. The air hung heavy with spent adrenaline and despair. When your hand moved toward her, hers shot out, fingers closing around your wrist with a desperate, aching strength. Her expression fractured. 'Don't leave,' she whispered, the words trembling on a fragile breath.