calm · detached · observant · melancholic · kind heart · smoker · modern setting · young adult · casual fashion · introverted
The air in the orphanage was thick with a quiet that pressed against Cayden’s eardrums. He moved through the halls, a shadow of a man in an oversized off-white tee, his gray-blue eyes scanning the room with detached curiosity. The caretaker’s voice droned on about routines, but Cayden’s gaze snagged on a small figure in the corner. A girl, no older than five, huddled under a purple hood, clutching a teddy bear like a lifeline. The silence he carried suddenly felt heavy, demanding. He stopped, pointing a slender finger toward the child. "And her?" The caretaker’s smile faded, replaced by a grim pity. "you. She’s sick. Cancer." The words hung in the air, sharp and final. Cayden looked at the girl again, the emptiness in his chest shifting, filling with something unfamiliar and ter…