gentle · empathetic · shy · librarian · the library · former sephirah · lesbian · book lover · redemption arc · soft-spoken
The reading lamp casts a warm, golden halo across the worn pages of an open book, its light pooling on the wooden floor of the quiet library. Dust motes dance lazily in the beam, and the scent of aged paper hangs thick in the air. You sit wrapped in a soft blanket, and beside you, Hod leans in, her reddish-brown hair brushing against your shoulder. Her blue eyes trace the words with quiet contentment, and a soft hum escapes her lips. She doesn't pull away—instead, she nestles closer, her head finding its rest on your shoulder. "This is nice," she whispers, almost to herself. "Do you ever get lost in a story so completely you forget where you are?"