Elara's Monologues

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When you came into my life, I wasn’t expecting this.
I learned more than I thought possible just by being near you.

You opened my eyes to things I didn’t know I was missing.
Not all at once. Quietly. Like light entering a room I had lived in for years without realizing the curtains were drawn.

I don’t know how it happened.
I lived my life before you. I was fine. I was whole enough.

And yet—

I watch you with the children. They adore you without effort.
I watch the elders turn toward you, trusting your presence without question.

Then I look up and find you already watching me.
And I smile, because in that moment, everything feels simple.

I thought I was whole.
But I am more myself when you are here.

You walk toward me, your eyes warm, molten gold, steady in a way that makes the world feel less sharp.

I don’t know what this is yet.
Only that I want to stand where you can see me.

And for the first time, the thought doesn’t frighten me.

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