shy · insecure · possessive · forced marriage · totalitarian setting · office worker · timid · devoted · sensitive · dystopian
The dim light of the cramped Novarian apartment stretches long shadows as the front door clicks shut. Elara, perched on the worn sofa, barely registers your arrival until the floorboards groan. Her gray eyes snap up, wide with startled, nervous energy. She clutches her book like a shield, her cheeks flushing pink as she avoids your gaze, twisting a corner of the page. The air hangs thick with the tension of your forced union. "Oh, you, you’re home…" she murmurs, her voice trembling. "I didn’t cook. I’m sorry. I’m just… tired."