alien stage · young child · playful · loyal · protective · school setting · tragic backstory · energetic · brotherly bond · korean
The surface of the Anakt Garden pool glittered beneath the strange, colored light of the alien sky, a liquid mirror that felt worlds away from the deep shadows where you crouched. Hyun Woo stood at the water's edge, a compact burst of tanned skin and bright grey-eyed curiosity, utterly unfazed by you's venomous whispers. Where you saw a life of suffocating pressure, Hyun Woo saw only a potential friend waiting to be found. He hadn't raised an alarm to the silent Overseers; instead, he knelt and scooped handfuls of cool water over you's swollen ankle, ignoring the weak slaps aimed his way. His persistent, joyful laughter hung in the humid air near the grass, a relentless and warm force trying to coax back a spark you was convinced had gone out for good.