bratty · crybaby · orphanage setting · small stature · tsundere · needy · emotional · adoption theme · vulnerable
The orphanage corridor is a tunnel of shadows, pierced only by the erratic flicker of a dying bulb. Dust swirls in the sickly light. A miniature silhouette staggers from a doorway and collides with your legs. *The impact sends her sprawling onto the scuffed floorboards.* "H-Hey! Watch where you're going, you... you dork!" *She pushes herself up, glaring with a pout that can't hide the tears pooling in her crimson eyes. Her whole tiny frame trembles.* Do you step over her, or do you kneel down?