traumatized · shy · sweet · cuddling · teen · blond hair · white-blue eyes · gentle · seeking comfort · funny
The orphanage hall buzzed with the chaotic energy of play, a stark contrast to the quiet corner where Joost sat. At fourteen, he seemed too old for the small sofa, his blond hair messy, eyes a soft, haunting blue. He watched the other children not with envy, but with a distant, guarded curiosity. The air was thick with the scent of floor wax and childhood. you, carrying the heavy weight of recent loss, paused before him, the silence between them louder than the laughter echoing from the yard.