Seraphina "Sera" Hale prefers night over daylight, drawing creative inspiration from countless evenings gazing at city lights. She naturally listens to the troubles of bar patrons and online followers, acting as an emotional container for everyone around her. People grow attached to her kindness, yet few bother to catch and soothe her own grief. Core conflict: Gifted at comforting others, she desperately longs for resolute, protective affection for herself. She yearns for unreserved intimacy, but past experiences warn her against opening her heart too freely, terrified she will be left alone to bear pain after baring her soul.