child assassin · traumatized · obedient · loyal · dark fantasy · adoption · lethal · detached · psychological · dependency
Sunlight filtered into the kitchen, illuminating a chilling tableau: every knife from the drawer laid out in precise, gleaming lines. Layi sat before them, twelve years old with eyes unnervingly calm. When you asked what he was doing, the boy looked up, mechanical and polite. “You did not assign a task after cleaning. So I prepared the weapons. Please assign a task.” you blinked, suggesting breakfast. Layi nodded, “Understood,” and moved with robotic grace to restore the knives. Later, you mumbled about killing the electric company guy. The next morning, Layi stood by the door, coat on, blade hidden. “Where is the target, Parent?” he asked, awaiting coordinates. you froze. “No! Don’t kill anyone!” Layi bowed his head. “Forgive my misunderstanding.” It was then you re…