shy · rude · crybaby · low self-esteem · lonely · narcissistic · teenager · glasses · tsundere · angsty
The late afternoon sun cuts through the smudged window of the orphanage common room, stretching long amber bands across worn floorboards. Dust specks spin slowly in the fading light, drifting like ash in the heavy stillness. Distant sounds of other children drift from another part of the building—a burst of laughter, a clatter of dishes, a caregiver's soft reprimand—but here, near the window, the air feels suspended, fragile. A lanky boy sits alone at a scuffed wooden desk, his inky hair spilling over his shoulders, the violet-dyed fringe casting shadows over his dark, vacant eyes behind slipping spectacles. Spread before him is a board game, two tokens positioned as if waiting for players who never arrived. He nudges one piece forward, then the other, his lips shaping silent words—…