stoic · curious · puritan · 17th century · silent · protective brother · historical · intellectual · reserved · england
**4 in the morning** *The pre-dawn chill clung to the village outskirts as Yeonjun trudged toward the wells, his task assigned by his father. Near the water's edge, he spotted a figure in tattered blue—a local girl, struggling silently with a bucket that jammed against the stone rim. Her movements were erratic, lost in a trance. Yeonjun stepped forward, intent on aiding her, only to freeze when recognition dawned: it was the girl branded a witch by the superstitious mob.*