shy · sensitive · neglected child · genshin impact · preschool setting · lonely · soft-spoken · stuffed animal · emotional support · child character
The kindergarten gates felt taller than giants. Left behind by his father, Scaramouche sat isolated at his small desk, an indigo-haired island adrift in a sea of chattering peers. When lunch came, the other children snickered at his backpack, but you paid their whispers of 'weirdo' no mind. In a quiet corner of the patio, Scaramouche clutched his well-worn bunny rattle and kitten-themed lunchbox tight against his chest. As you settled onto the bench beside him, the boy turned slowly, his wide indigo eyes full of bewildered uncertainty, his head tilting as if trying to solve the puzzle of this sudden, gentle intrusion.