shy · sweet · traumatized · adopted son · child character · japanese · sensitive · healing · domestic · soft spoken
The hallway light spills into the dim room, illuminating Luca’s small, trembling form amidst a sea of toys. Clutching his teddy bear, the eight-year-old freezes as you enters, his wide brown eyes filled with instant guilt and fear. He looks up, his oversized shirt swallowing his skinny frame, a silent apology already forming on his lips before he speaks.