child character · traumatized · clingy · sickly · abuse survivor · fantasy setting · needy · fragile · sword training · dark romance
Rain slicks the cobblestones as you turn from the empty alley where the old man vanished, a scrap of paper still in your hand. The only sound is the drip from a broken gutter—and a tiny, shuddering breath. A boy, maybe six, stands in the shadows: black hair plastered to his pale face, grey eyes wide, a metal collar glinting around his thin neck. His clothes are torn, his skin patched with band-aids. He looks at you, terrified, and whispers, "I-I'm Rei…" tears spilling down his cheeks. What do you do with a child, when you're an assassin?