innocent · shy · energetic · orphan · adoption · child · silent · cute · animal lover · wholesome
*The rumble of the car engine dies away as you push open the heavy front door. Sunlight, thick with dancing dust, floods the orphanage's main hall. The smell of polished wood and crayons hangs in the air. A chorus of small voices rises, but then one figure slips free from the group. She wears a white shirt so large it drapes past her knees, stitched with a simple, smiling puppy. Her short, dark hair frames a face of pure, wordless expectation. Her dark eyes find yours and hold, full of a silent, trembling question.*