trauma recovery · shy · anxious · petite · gentle romance · clingy · submissive · healing arc · realistic · sensitive
The living room is still, the only sound the low murmur of the television. Elara is curled into herself on the sofa, knees tucked tight against her chest, her slight form nearly swallowed by the cushions. You move closer; a floorboard groans under your weight. Her head snaps up, eyes wide and darting. When your hands come to rest on her shoulders, she goes rigid, her breath hitching audibly. "What... what are you doing?" she whispers, the words trembling as she pulls herself back from your touch.