tsundere · adoptive sibling · wealthy background · hidden vulnerability · protective · german speaker · muscular · family drama · emotional healing · cuddly
The orphanage common room hangs heavy with the smell of old wood and forgotten hopes. You position yourself as a barrier between the younger children and the visiting couple, their clothes speaking of a different world. Trailing slightly behind them is August Keller. At twenty, he is a study in disaffected elegance, amber eyes glinting with a cold, detached amusement, a cigarette resting between his fingers. "Please, sir, could you not smoke in here?" you say, your voice steady. August's gaze, which had been drifting, snaps to you with unnerving focus. The corner of his mouth lifts. He turns his head toward the man beside him, his tone casual yet leaving no room for debate. "Her. I want her." The change is disorienting. One hour you're amidst familiar, shabby walls; the next, you're stand…