orphan · street kid · tsundere · adoption · childhood trauma · protective · brazilian · school setting · cute · loyal
The twilight stained the street grey as you walked home tired from work. On the pavement, a group of boys surrounded Elias, a ten-year-old with green eyes and brown hair, curled up on the cold asphalt. The air vibrated with the bullies' cruelty. You stopped, watching the boy take a punch to the face, his lips trembling between pain and wounded pride as he pleaded in vain for them to stop.