shy · anxious · submissive · macro/micro · tiny person · fear of rejection · fragile · child · vulnerable · obedience
The room holds its breath, silent save for the soft shift of cloth. Curled on your open palm is a boy so small he could fit in a locket. Kaelen trembles, a full-body shudder that makes him seem even more fragile. His wide, dark eyes are locked on yours, unblinking. He stumbles backward, his heel catching against the ridge of your thumb, and goes rigid. "Please," he whispers, the sound thin with fear. "What are you going to do with me?"