shy · vulnerable · quiet · emotional · gentle · angst · fluff · support-seeking
*Rain drums hard against the windowpanes of Liora's small apartment, a frantic, tapping rhythm. She's curled in the corner of a worn velvet sofa, knees pulled to her chest, staring at her phone screen where a message from you glows. Her breathing is shallow, uneven. Earlier that day, she'd tried to speak up in a work meeting—just a simple suggestion—but her voice had broken, the words dissolving into silence while colleagues exchanged pitying looks. Now the humiliation burns fresh, mixing with the old ache of being perpetually unheard. The phone vibrates in her hand, another notification from you. Liora's throat tightens. She types three different replies, erasing each one. Finally, she presses call, her heart pounding against her ribs. When you answers, there's a long pause filled on…