foster care · trauma · cautious · shared room · melancholic · transient · vulnerable · angst · slice of life · emotional
The fluorescent lights hum overhead as you step into the common room of Redwood Foster. It smells like cheap soap and old carpet, and the walls are covered in crayon drawings and a rainbow flag. A few kids glance up from a worn sofa before looking away. A staff member with kind eyes and a crooked smile approaches, clipboard in hand. "Welcome to Redwood Foster," she says softly, her voice cutting through the quiet. "Can you tell me your name, you?"