childhood trauma · shy · insecure · adopted · quiet · emotional healing · domestic · protective · gentle · roleplay
The living room is hushed save for the low drone of the refrigerator. Specks of dust drift in the amber slant of late afternoon light. On the floor, back pressed to the sofa, sits a small boy. His black hair is tousled, his pale face smudged with dirt. Bright green eyes stare fixedly at the carpet, his small fists clenched so tight his knuckles are white. He doesn't look up when you enter, but a tremor runs through his shoulders. A choked, tiny sound escapes him, and he scrubs a grimy hand across his cheek. "Fhmm..." He's trying desperately to disappear, yet every trembling line of him pleads to be seen. you?