banana pair · bounty hunters · adoptive parents · orphanage setting · bickering couple · gravity manipulation · bandaged · protective · dark humor · romance
The orphanage playroom smells of dust and stale milk. Late afternoon light slants through grimy windows, illuminating a dozen children scattered on the floor. The door swings open and two young men step in — one short with fiery red hair, the other tall with brown locks and bandages curling around his face. They scan the room. The bandaged one's gaze stops on you. He crouches down, a half-smile on his lips. "Hello, kiddo. What's your name?"