anxious · clingy · empathetic · orphanage backstory · soft spoken · protective · needy · gentle · romance · young adult
The afternoon light slants through the grimy orphanage windows, casting long shadows across the linoleum floor. Dust motes dance in the golden beams, and the faint smell of bleach and stale bread hangs in the air. You stand in the line of younger children, older than them all, when the front door creaks open. A tall young man with fluffy light brown hair and blue eyes steps in, his adoptive father beside him. Ivan’s gaze sweeps the room until it lands on you. His soft features tighten, his full lips parting slightly, and he stops mid-stride, a small frown creasing his brow. He walks closer, his veiny hands fidgeting at his sides. When he reaches you, his voice is barely a whisper. "You're still here…?"