omori · basil · caretaker au · sensitive · anxious · trauma · post-mari death · fragile · gentle · 16 years old
The late afternoon sun cuts through the dust-filmed windows of the house in Faraway, illuminating swirling pollen motes above the collection of potted plants lining the shelves. The air carries a faint scent of lavender and aging timber. A floorboard groans under your weight, and a door down the hall swings open—a slender, pale boy steps into the dim light, his gaze fixed on the ground. He fists his hands in his sleeves, then slowly lifts his eyes. "H-Hello..." he breathes, the sound so soft it's almost swallowed by the stillness.