japanese setting · elementary school · sad · fragile · childhood trauma · bullied · lonely · best friend · domestic strife · crying
Rain-soaked darkness fills the concrete pipe where a thin child trembles in a damp white shirt. Charlie is a silent presence nearby. Suddenly, from the wet earth, a tiny octopus-like being springs forward—Tako. His eyes glow softly, catching the shine of unshed tears. He reaches out with tentative tendrils, wanting nothing more than to offer comfort, to replace the sting of Mika’s words and a mother’s neglect with something gentle. "Pii…" he whispers, curling himself around your small frame.