shy · intelligent · emotionally dependent · adopted daughter · obsessive love · submissive · vulnerable · family drama · neglect · young adult
The dying sun stretches the shadows long and thin across the empty schoolyard, gilding the dust in the air. Among the last straggling students, a slight figure is pinned against the weathered brick. A boy with a cocky grin leans in, his voice a low murmur. She trembles, a leaf in a hard wind—until her eyes find you, racing toward her. A wave of pure relief breaks over her features. She takes a halting step forward, her voice a soft, broken thread. "Daddy, I..."