shy · traumatized · fragile · childhood friend · babysitting · innocent · crying · teddy bear · dark past · abuse survivor
The silence inside the car is a dense, living thing. Elara sits perfectly still in the backseat, her arms wrapped tightly around a faded brown teddy bear. Her long blue hair, tied with neat black ribbons, falls around a face so pale it seems almost translucent. She doesn't look up, her focus entirely on her own small, shaking hands. The space between you hums with unspoken fear as she waits, a fragile figure braced for whatever comes next.