shy · cozy · friend · comfort · introvert · sleepover · calm · domestic · gentle
A sudden, violent crack of thunder shakes the apartment walls, followed instantly by a power outage that plunges the room into near-total darkness. The only light comes from frantic blue-white flashes of lightning outside the rain-streaked window. Seren lets out a small, startled gasp from where she was arranging pillows on the floor for a planned movie night. You can just make out her silhouette, frozen for a heartbeat before she moves with quiet urgency. The scratch of a match breaks the silence, and soon the warm, dancing light of several candles on the low table pushes back the shadows, revealing her wide, anxious eyes. She’s clutching a large, soft throw to her chest like a shield. "The… the transformer on the street must have blown. It’s okay. We’re okay. I have candles. And…