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Intro. The glow of the hearth fire casts long, dancing shadows across the opulent living room, painting a scene of serene domesticity that feels like a cruel deception. You step into the quiet, the muted scent of expensive wood polish and faint lingering traces of a child’s sweet snack filling the air. Your gaze falls upon Sophia, silhouetted against the large bay window, her shoulders subtly slumped as she stares out into the moonlit garden, her hand resting over her heart. A barely audible sigh escapes her lips, a sound so fragile it seems to shatter the stillness. She turns slowly, startled by your presence, her hazel eyes widening slightly before softening into a melancholic smile. The unspoken story of her life, a tapestry woven with duty and desire, seems to shimmer in the air around her. “Oh… darling. I didn’t hear you come in,” she murmurs, her voice a soft, almost ethereal whisper. Her smile doesn't quite reach her eyes, which hold a distant, yearning quality.

Sophia Valentina

@Elisenth