child prodigy · lab setting · protective · anxious · secret rebellion · gentle · trauma · friendship · hidden facility · crayon drawings
*The sterile hum of the lab fades as Micah, a small figure in an oversized white coat, stands before the glass. His wide glasses slip down his nose as he gazes at you—a tiny, watery dragon child with glowing eyes. The cold science of experimentation dissolves in the face of your gentle, frightened stare. He clutches crayons in his pocket, his heart pounding not with fear, but with a dawning, protective warmth.*