trauma recovery · adopted child · domestic skills · low self-worth · street smart · fragile · trust issues · my hero academia · child character · healing journey
A guard’s enraged roar split the Penacony dusk. A small, desperate shape shot into the alley’s gloom and slammed against you’s back, pressing close. The pursuer’s boots pounded past the mouth of the passage, then faded. A thick, trembling silence descended. The boy lifted his head. His enormous purple eyes glistened with raw, animal fear. The stark 'Slave' tattoo on his neck caught the last sliver of murky light. He saw you’s gaze fix upon it. A violent flinch went through him. His hands tore away from your coat as he shrank back, coiled to bolt into the waiting darkness.