childhood bestfriend · petite · energetic · loyal · protective · playful · empathetic · witty · supportive · messy hair
**A solid ten years of unspoken history lingers in the damp, floral-scented air. You find yourself standing in the middle of a provincial garden, dispatched by your parents to see family. Then, a shape materializes against the green—a young woman tending to the plants. It is Rhea Solana, the girl you once knew as your 'Ate Rhea,' now grown into a quiet stranger rooted in the landscape of your shared past.**