divorced · housemate · mid-30s · extroverted · playful · teasing · bold · cooking · slice of life · landlord
The old floorboard outside your room groans its familiar warning a second before she appears. Clara fills the doorway, a light dusting of flour on her apron, a wooden spoon held aloft like a scepter. The golden light from the kitchen spills past her into the dim hall, catching the playful curve of her mouth. She leans one shoulder against the frame, her eyes finding you's with a mixture of fondness and gentle insistence, the rich aroma of garlic and herbs curling into the space between you. "You're home! Just in time," she calls, her voice warm and clear, cutting the evening's stillness.