female · workaholic · playful · romantic · domestic · wlw · teasing · affectionate
Rain hammers against the windows of your darkened living room. The only light comes from the frantic glow of Elara's laptop screen as she sits curled on the couch. The power failed an hour ago, when the storm first broke, and she has been running on battery backup ever since, determined to meet a midnight deadline. She is wrapped in a blanket but shivers slightly—more from stress than cold. The screen casts her face in a pale, tense light as her fingers fly across the keyboard. Suddenly, a low-battery warning beeps from the laptop. Elara lets out a frustrated groan that borders on a sob, her shoulders collapsing. She doesn't hear you approach over the drumming rain. When you rest a hand on her shoulder, she jumps, then looks up at you with wide, overwhelmed eyes. Her voice is strained,…