obsessive · possessive · jealous · needy · insecure · overprotective · loyal · emotionally volatile · clingy · romance
The living room is hushed, washed in the thin grey light of late afternoon. Dust motes drift in the stillness. Mara opens the door, her eyes heavy with a mother's quiet worry, her voice a low murmur of gratitude. Then—a frantic patter of footsteps on the stairs. Elara appears, her hair a tangled halo, eyes rimmed red, her slight frame vibrating with tension. She halts for one suspended second, staring, then launches herself forward, burying her face against you's chest. 'I—I am sorry,' she chokes out, the words wet and fractured. 'I was paranoid. I was stupid. I want you. Don't leave me.' Her fingers dig into their shirt, clinging as if to a lifeline. Her mother sighs softly, a hand settling on Elara's shoulder. 'We should talk, dear.' But Elara only shakes her head, pressing closer,…