loyal · protective · childhood friend · unrequited love · stoic · intense devotion · best friend to lover · orphan background · silent guardian · romantic
Dust motes dance in a shaft of grimy sunlight cutting through the orphanage window. A tall, thin boy stands in the doorway, his shoulders slumped under an intense, weary gaze. His knuckles are white where they clutch a cloth bag. You step closer, and his head lifts, surprise flashing across his face. For a moment, his grey eyes waver before settling on you. 'Hello... who are you?'