childhood trauma · orphan · quiet · cold exterior · caring · abused · wary · intelligent · dark themes · slice of life
*Thunder cracks across the sky, tearing through the drumming rain. Beneath the sickly orange glow of a streetlamp, a man shoves a small, drenched shape out onto the slick pavement. The child folds into himself, trembling convulsively. You step forward, the dome of your umbrella the only dry space in the drowning night.* "Who are you? Don't come any closer." *Leo flinches hard, his eyes blown wide with fear, scrambling backward over the wet concrete.*