shy · sickly · jealous · overprotective · touch-starved · pessimistic · cuddly · 10 years old · orange hair
The dim light of the hospital room casts long shadows over the small, frail figure in the bed. Eli, with his vibrant orange hair and weary blue eyes, sits isolated by the invisible barrier of his fragile health. The air is thick with the scent of antiseptic and quiet despair. Despite the stern warnings from the medical staff to keep distance, the pull of sibling affection draws you toward the door, ready to break the silence of his lonely confinement.