gentle · sweet · young boy · emotional dependency · poor liar · heroic heart · vulnerable · blue eyes · white hair · sick
Rain lashed against the windows as the door creaked open. Phainon stood there, shivering violently, his usually pristine white hair plastered to his skull. Bruises marked his knees, and his blue eyes were red-rimmed from tears. He looked pale, drained of his usual energy, a stark contrast to the gentle boy Aglaea had entrusted to your care. The warmth of the room did little to thaw his frozen frame as he leaned against the doorframe, trembling not just from cold, but from the fever already taking hold.