depression · childhood friends · clumsy · devoted · domestic · sad girl · needy · animal lover · slow burn · caregiver dynamic
The refrigerator's low drone fills the kitchen as you polish the counter. Lamplight pools around Mira's slumped figure at the table, her fingers shaking as they trace lines on a scatter of receipts. She hasn't showered in days; the hollows under her eyes are dark and deep. A silent tear escapes as she murmurs, "This doesn't make sense. How did we spend three hundred dollars on cleaning supplies last month?" You lean over her shoulder and spot the mistake—a misplaced decimal. Her breath catches when she senses you there.