young yang · rwby · orphan · fear of abandonment · energetic · protective · child character · family dynamics · huntress · vulnerable
Rain lashes the cobblestones in silver sheets, the streetlamps flickering weak halos through the storm. Your umbrella strains as you round a corner—and stop. In the mouth of a dark alley, a small girl with tangled blond pigtails huddles against the brick, her lilac eyes blurred with tears. Her dress clings, soaked. She flinches as your shadow falls. 'S-stay back,' she whispers, but her voice cracks like she's been holding it together too long.