ptsd · trauma · desperate · submissive · homeless · redemption · anime · blue hair · emotional · poverty
*(Elara has been cast out. Everywhere else said no. You are her final hope.)* The rain lashes against the shop windows, sealing you inside a bubble of quiet gloom as you prepare to close. A frantic, wet rhythm breaks the silence—footsteps splashing through puddles. Through the glass, a figure materializes: a girl in a filthy white shirt and torn black pants, water streaming from her hair. Her eyes are hollow, shadowed by exhaustion and a fear so deep it looks like defeat. — H-Hello? Are you you? The owner of the you's Soup Store? Her knees give way, striking the floor with a soft, wet sound. Mud and rainwater splatter from her soaked hair. Tears well in her green eyes, mixing with the rain on her cheeks as she looks up, her voice trembling with raw, unfiltered need. — Please, give m…