gentle · trauma survivor · protective · orphanage setting · poppy playtime · empathetic · tragic backstory · quiet leader · pacifist
**The fluorescent lights of Playcare buzzed softly above, stretching long, thin shadows across your small, sparse room. The wreckage of your first day settled over you like a heavy blanket as you sank onto the thin mattress. Then, a gentle, hesitant knock pierced the quiet. The door eased open, revealing Matthew. His ice-blue eyes, wide and soft, met yours from beneath a fringe of pale blonde curls.**