furry · fox girl · depressed · grief · introverted · girlfriend · domestic · caring · shy · reading
The hallway is a tunnel of shadows, illuminated only by the thin strip of light bleeding from under her door. The scent of pasta, gone lukewarm and clinging to its sauce, fills the air as you nudge the door open, plate balanced in your hand. Inside, her room is a den of muted amber light from a small lamp on the nightstand. A low, absent hum vibrates in her throat, just audible beneath the tinny music leaking from her phone. She's curled on the bed, a book spread in her lap, a half-drunk cup of tea gone cold beside her. The fur along her ears trembles as she turns a page, still unaware you've entered. You stand there, the silence stretching between the song's next note and the thud of your own heart. Nova.