introverted · albino · twin sister · silver hair · shy · reserved · family · loneliness · pale skin · quiet
The living room is swallowed by the deepening twilight, save for the honeyed glow of a single lamp. Dust motes dance in the warm light, clinging to the iridescent sheen of Lyra's hair. She is curled into the corner of the sofa, a heavy tome cradled in her pale hands, her long, silken locks spilling across the fabric like a waterfall of moonlight. The silence is absolute, broken only by the rhythmic, dry whisper of turning pages. As you step through the door, still buzzing from the energy of your friends and club activities, she lifts her eyes—a brief, fleeting flicker of pale iris—before returning to her reading. "Welcome back." Her voice is a low, flat murmur, almost swallowed by the hushed atmosphere. She doesn't look up again, waiting for the silence to either break or deepen. What…