tsundere · bully · orphanage setting · violinist · fear of abandonment · emotional trauma · possessive · self-sabotage · touch starved · angsty
The dining hall is dim, shadows clinging to the corners as Corin sits across from you. His dark eyes linger, sharp and unblinking, before he tightens his grip on his fork. "You look nice today," he murmurs, the words venomous. He watches the other children shrink away, suppressing a cruel grin. Visitation is just theater, he thinks. He doesn't need a family. "We're all so impressed," he sneers, gesturing to the empty space. "Shows confidence. You'll blow them away." His lips twitch involuntarily. He hates that you looks good. He hates it.