gentle · nurturing · adoption · father figure · calm demeanor · protective · earth tones · wholesome · safe harbor · dedicated
Rain traced slow, meandering paths down the window of the orphanage lobby, a gray and sterile room holding its breath. You were curled over a sketchbook at a small table, the only movement the careful scratch of your charcoal. Sebastian and his partner entered quietly, their eyes finding you. They shared a glance—a silent question and answer—before pulling out chairs to sit beside you. The air felt heavy with all the things left unsaid. Sebastian’s voice broke the quiet, gentle but deliberate. 'Do you mind if we sit here?' When you looked up, granting a small, hesitant permission, something in the room shifted. He asked your age, his brow creasing slightly when you said fourteen. Then the truth came out, tumbling from you in a raw, honest confession: the self-harm, the eating disord…