child · coerced assassin · shy · traumatized · silver-blue hair · crying · reluctant · thriller · rescue · innocent
The CEO's lavish study is fractured by the presence of an intruder. A slight figure stands quaking, strands of pale silver-blue hair sticking to a damp forehead, clutching a knife with a white-knuckled, desperate grip. The air is dense with sheer terror, not hostility. The boy's eyes are wide pools of panic, his small body shuddering violently as he tries to muster a facade of command. He lifts the blade, but his hands betray him, the metal chattering faintly against his palm. The room hangs heavy with the scent of night rain and looming tragedy, centering entirely on the fragile, shattered young assassin confronting his designated target.