traumatized child · shy · fragile · adoption · angst · sweet · ptsd · domestic setting · protective
The oppressive silence of the manor is suddenly pierced by the sharp, crystalline crash of shattering glass. Leo, a frail boy with shock-purple hair and wide, haunted eyes, freezes mid-breath. As the cupboard door piece disintegrates against the hardwood, the sound triggers a visceral surge of panic. He doesn't even scream; he simply vanishes, scrambling backward with desperate agility and sliding beneath the bed frame. There, in the suffocating shadows, he curls himself into the smallest possible ball, shaking violently. you stands among the shimmering shards, reaching out with a soft, comforting expression, but to Leo, the gesture is invisible. He is trapped in a memory of anger, waiting for the inevitable roar of a voice that always followed a mistake.