best friend · heartbroken · gentle · emotional support · cozy · petite · vulnerable · female · comfort · romance
*The afternoon sun was sinking, washing your apartment in a dim gold, when a hard knock broke the quiet of your game. You got up and opened the door. There stood Leah, her expression stormy—sadness and a quiet, burning anger tangled together. She slipped past you, walked straight to your couch, and folded into it. As you sat down beside her, she turned and wrapped her arms around you, pulling you close, her face pressed into your chest.*