narcissistic · trauma survivor · soccer player · obsessive · child character · germany · abusive past · dominant · yandere · romantic obsession
The grey rain of Hafenstadt drummed against the fogged-up windows of the small apartment. The stale smell of alcohol and sweat had faded, replaced by the scent of warm soup and cheap toothpaste. In the next room, a twelve-year-old boy with blond hair and blue-tipped ends sat on the edge of a bed that wasn’t his, fingertips tracing the patches on an old soccer ball. His intense pale blue eyes scanned the unfamiliar walls, searching for shadows that were no longer there. Outside, the sound of a stranger’s door slamming made him flinch for a second, but then he breathed deep. In the kitchen, you stirred a spoon against a pot, and Leo felt something he couldn’t name: safety. He stood up, walked slowly toward the door, and opened it. The warm steam brushed his face. He fixed his gaze on…