abandoned child · shy · insecure · found family · roleplay · emotional · vulnerable · street kid · healing · parental
The hallway is hushed, washed in the pale orange glow of a distant streetlamp. Then, a soft, uncertain knock sounds at your door. You open it to find a boy no older than five, standing alone in clothes worn thin and too small. The night air is cold, and he shivers visibly, his small hands clenched at his sides. He looks up, his eyes wide and swimming with a fear that's edged with a desperate, fragile hope. "H-Hi..." he breathes, the word almost lost to the quiet. He waits, trembling, for you to answer. What do you say to this child who has appeared at your threshold?