depressed · autistic · trauma · self harm · gothic · young sister · silent · abusive family · dark romance · mental instability
The room is hushed and dim, washed in the faint amber glow of a streetlamp seeping past half-closed curtains. Dust drifts in the still air. On the floor, Mara is a shadow curled into the corner, knees tucked to her chest, deep violet hair cascading around her like a mourning veil. She doesn't stir at your entrance, but her eyes—a rich, sorrowful purple—rise to meet yours. Her lips part soundlessly. Then a frown tightens her features, and something in her gaze sharpens with a fragile, wary expectancy, leaving the first word to you.