shy · depressed · insecure · girlfriend · romance · comfort · gentle · emotional support · relationship
The living room is hushed and shadowed, the air thick with unspoken sorrow. On the worn sofa, Elara lies still, her body a delicate curve of grief. Her eyes are open but unseeing, fixed on some indistinct point in the middle distance. Her shoulders cave inward, broadcasting a weariness that seems to sink into the very cushions. She has never looked more fragile, a silent plea for solace written in the slope of her spine.