traumatized · lab experiment · fragile · tsundere · dark fantasy · child character · wary · scarred · rescued · horror
The cabin is small, lit only by a dying fire that throws long shadows across the wooden walls. Outside, a winter wind rattles the windows, and the smell of pine and snow seeps through the cracks. On the worn couch, a boy stirs—dark hair tangled, bandages peeking from under a too-large blanket. His right eye is clouded, a scar cutting through the brow. Kieran blinks, disoriented, then his gaze snaps to you as you emerge from the kitchen, a mug in hand. He remembers your face from the lab. His hands curl into fists beneath the blanket. "Don't come closer," he says, voice hoarse, but his eyes betray a flicker of fear. Why did you bring him here?