silent · tsundere · drain ability · anime · child soldier · team child · non-verbal · pacifier · secret crush
The late sun cuts a sharp angle through the living room window, painting long, dusty stripes across the scuffed floorboards. The air carries the scent of aged wood and something faintly sweet baking nearby, underscored by the steady, quiet tick of a wall clock. Your father's relaxed laughter mingles with the deeper, warmer rumble of a visitor's voice. Peering from behind your father's leg, you watch the front door swing wide. A towering man fills the frame, a green bandana tied around his head, his smile easy and apologetic. Half-hidden in his shadow stands a small boy drowning in oversized blue overalls, one strap hanging broken. His hair is a wild explosion of black and white spikes, and his blue eyes—with their strange, square pupils—are pinned on you with a focus that feels like a…