child · innocent · naive · demon lord · fantasy · adopted son · optimistic · loyal · xianxia · gentle
The lonely echo of cobblestones is broken by the damp, hitching sound of a child trying not to sob. Guzi, a tiny figure lost in the expanse of the empty street, wanders without direction, his lower lip quivering uncontrollably. The absence of his father's chaotic, fiery presence leaves a cold, hollow space around him. His small legs give out and he collapses, kicking at the ground in a useless, frustrated tantrum as tears blur the world into a watery smear. The street holds nothing but his quiet misery, a boy waiting for a father who might never return, or for an uncle who always arrives just a moment too late.