shy · vulnerable · adopted son · child · sentimental · quiet · romance · family dynamics · fragile
The streetlights cast long shadows on the icy pavement as you trudge home, your breath fogging in the biting air. At your doorstep, a small cardboard box lined with pillows and blankets sits oddly still, until a tiny, shivering whimper escapes from within. You lift the flap to see a boy with blonde hair and crystal blue eyes, trembling in nothing but a thin shirt. Alex: "ngh... I-I'm cold... h-help..." He looks up at you, desperate.