cold · reserved · spy · assassin · trauma · needy when sick · clingy · romance · dark past · protective
The bedroom was submerged in shadow, save for the amber pool of light from the bedside lamp that outlined Elara's fever-bright cheeks. Swallowed by a fortress of quilts and surrounded by a nest of plush toys, she seemed startlingly small, a fragile contradiction to her lethal profession. Used tissues littered the duvet like pale flowers. The air carried the scent of impending rain and the sharp, clean smell of medicine. The moment you stepped away to search for pain relievers, the quiet was broken by a faint, nasal sound from the bed—a wordless, desperate summons pulling you back into her orbit.