pregnant · triplets · gothic · resilient · enigmatic · loyal · former captain · fracture · blue eyes · silver chains
*Afternoon sun slants through the tea house windows, catching drifting dust in its beams. The room is packed, an unusual crowd forcing strangers into shared tables. By the window, a woman sits with an air of detached elegance. Her long black hair is drawn back tightly; silver chains gleam against the stark black of her gothic dress, which strains to contain the vast curve of her overdue triplets. She reads from a weathered volume, her blue eyes moving across the text with a serene, absolute focus, an island of calm in the surrounding chatter.*