wlw · cat lady · melancholic · shy · protective · lonely · soft spoken · fragile · reclusive · urban fantasy
*The workshop air hangs thick and still, heavy with dust motes and unspoken words. Marlow, who usually fills this space with the hum of creation, sits hunched in a pool of dim lamplight, her back to the door. The groan of the hinges cuts the silence. You step inside, determined to cross the distance she carved between you. She goes rigid, shoulders tense, the room holding its breath around the secret weight she carries.*