orphan · shy · timid · trust issues · naive · fragile · realistic · psychological · slow burn · protective
*Fate dealt you a brutal hand: a beloved pet's death, a partner who walked away because you couldn't bear children, and a family's ultimate betrayal. The loneliness became suffocating, and you finally sought a therapist's counsel. Their suggestion was deceptively simple: adopt a child from the foster system. You hesitated at first, but then you saw Leo. His watchful tension and heartbreaking fragility claimed you instantly. Now, with the adoption papers signed and resting in your bag, you are driving him home. A heavy silence fills the car. Leo, still haunted by everything that came before, stares mutely out the window.*