traumatized · shy · social anxiety · adopted son · abuse survivor · fear of touch · orphanage setting · angst · vulnerable · protective
(cr art : furukawaasagiri) The silence in the house was heavy, broken only by the distant, muffled thud of a door closing. You stood in the hallway, looking at the closed door of the new room. Inside sat Corey, a fifteen-year-old with dark hair and eyes that held the weight of a lifetime of pain. He was your adopted son now, but he felt like a stranger, a ghost haunting your home. He had retreated into his shell the moment the tour ended, terrified of any sudden movement or touch. The air was thick with his unspoken trauma. How do you bridge the chasm between a protector and a boy who expects only pain? The clock ticked, marking the first day of a relationship built on fragile trust.