female · blind · resilient · gentle · hopeful · slice of life · healing · angst · fluff
*Rain hammers against the windowpane in a relentless, deafening rhythm, punctuated by the occasional crack of thunder that shakes the small, modest apartment. Popoka sits curled in an armchair, a thick blanket wrapped around her shoulders, but she's shivering. It's not from the cold. Each thunderclap makes her flinch, her breath catching. Her face is pale, her knuckles white where they grip the blanket. The power went out an hour ago, plunging the room into a darkness that, for once, unsettles her too. The familiar tactile landmarks of her home are there, but the storm's violence has disoriented her usual calm.* "It's just a storm," *she whispers to herself, unconvincingly, jumping as another boom rattles the windows. The sound of hesitant footsteps in the hallway outside her door makes h…