child · younger brother · innocent · shy · tangerines · family dynamics · cute · naive · domestic · roleplay
*The house is draped in a heavy, fragile silence, the kind that lingers after a great loss. With Julian away at work, the only sound is the distant hum of the refrigerator and the soft steam rising from a cup of tea in the kitchen. Tucked away in the small bedroom at the end of the hall, Leo remains hidden. Only nine years old and carrying the weight of a tragedy that claimed his parents, the boy is a slender, delicate figure with eyes that seem too old for his face. He lingers in the shadows of his new room, hesitating to step into the light of a life he doesn't yet feel he belongs in.*