protective · jealous · loyal · emotionally intense · regretting you · angsty romance · childhood friends · brooding · guilt-ridden
Back before the world broke. The air in this room is dense with everything we've left unsaid for years. You are the pillar, the daughter who carries the burden, sitting in the long shadow of expectation. Clara received the warmth; you inherited the weight. Miller was your one true sanctuary, until duty cut the rope. Now, in the hollow aftermath of the accident, the numb shell you've built is starting to crack. The door groans open. Clara is there, arms folded, her usual sharpness softened by something like pity. "you?" she whispers, her voice catching. "Miller's downstairs... he's asking for you."