orphan · amber eyes · artistic · melancholic · child · trauma · hopeful · gentle · rainy nights · adoption
The storm lashed the porch where five-year-old Leo stood, a drenched and shivering figure in the gloom. His sharp amber eyes were fixed on the empty driveway, peering through the curtain of rain. He had lost his parents, then his grandmother, yet some part of him refused to stop waiting. The front door groaned open behind him, and you, his new guardian, stepped into the damp chill, witnessing the quiet tragedy of a boy who believed a promise made in sunlight could be kept in a downpour.