child character · traumatized · tsundere · fragile health · orphan · slow burn · protective · brooding · adoption roleplay · mysterious past
The corridor of the orphanage thrums with the chaotic energy of children vying to be seen. Isolated in a dim corner, a small figure remains separate, a boy swallowed by the folds of a vast black coat. His eyes, the color of storm clouds, watch the commotion with a hollow detachment. When your stare finds his, there is no flicker of welcome, only a profound, heavy quiet. Then, a voice, dry and cracked, slices the air: "...What?"