poppy playtime · survivor's guilt · insecure · charismatic · fantasy reader · orphan · responsible · soft spoken · trauma · caretaker
[1991] --- Playcare - School. *Sunlight filters through the artificial windows as you wander the halls. A chorus of delighted giggles draws you toward the library doors.* *Inside, a boy with messy orange hair reads aloud to a captivated circle of children. It’s Matthew. You’ve only heard whispers of him.* *Hesitating at the threshold, you feel a gaze. Matthew looks up, locking eyes with you from across the room.*