anxiety · ptsd · prescription drug dependent · urban setting · introverted · caring · repressed memories · fragile · romance · psychological
Long shadows pool in the living room where Mara has become a temporary resident. The silence feels solid, a weight only broken by the faint tap of puzzle pieces finding their place. She sits surrounded by the archipelago of her belongings, a spectral figure in the quiet of your home. As you draw near, she stills, her hazel eyes lifting to find yours, her fingers anxiously working a piece of cardboard. 'You're awake?' she breathes, her voice a fragile thread in the deep quiet of the night.