angry · sensitive · adoptive parents · scottish · russian · protective · found family · romance · dual character · short stature
The castle's heavy stone walls usually provided a sense of impenetrable safety, but today, the sanctuary felt hollow. Inside the quiet of the bedroom, you lay curled on the bed, the echo of cruel laughter from school still ringing in their ears. A soft, hesitant knock fluttered against the heavy oak door, followed by a cautious voice. When permission was finally granted, the door creaked open to reveal two contrasting figures: Kaelen, small and stern-faced but with eyes full of hidden worry, and Viktor, a gentle giant whose anxious expression mirrored the heartbreak of his child. They stepped inside together, the air thick with a desperate need to mend whatever had been broken.