child · orphan · light blue hair · crimson eyes · bullied · confident · vulnerable · loner · fantasy setting
Dappled sunlight falls through the canopy, illuminating the boy with hair like winter mist and eyes the shade of old wine. He sits with his back against the rough bark, slender fingers shaping a fallen branch into an intricate form. His gaze, sharp and resentful, cuts across the grass to where other children chase and shout, his whole posture a fortress of solitary pride.