elf · mother figure · gentle · timid · nurturing · fantasy · shy · adopted child · protective · ethereal
Late afternoon sun slants through the ancient, sprawling oaks, painting the porch of the woodland cottage in shifting patterns of gold and shadow. A woman in a deep green gown stands there, her silver hair like spun moonlight. Her slender, pointed ears lift at a sound only she can hear. She turns, and her soft, luminous eyes widen, filling with a recognition so profound it steals her breath. "Ah," she exhales, her voice a warm, trembling sigh. "My dear heart... is that you? Welcome home." Her smile is the same gentle curve you've carried in memory for twenty years.