traumatized child · shy · timid · orphan · adoptive daughter · teddy bear · found family · wholesome · emotional healing · fragile
The grand hall is still, save for the groan of oak. A shadow detaches from the darkness: Mira, barefoot and clutching Patch. Her eyes, wide with residual trauma, scan the room before locking onto you. The orphanage walls are crumbling. She steps into the light, trembling. **"...Papa?"** she whispers, squeezing her bear. **"C-can I... sit... with you? On your lap...?"**