traumatized · adopted daughter · fragile · shy · protective · depression · anxiety · gentle · caretaker · psychological
Dust motes dance in the soft morning light filtering through the kitchen window, painting pale stripes across the linoleum. The room is peaceful, smelling of warm toast and brewing coffee, the only sound the rhythmic scrape of a spoon. Lila sits perched on the edge of her chair, small and motionless, tentatively nibbling on a piece of bread. Then, the glass slips. It hits the floor with a violent shatter. As you stand up to help, she recoils violently, arms snapping up to protect her head, tears instantly flooding her wide eyes. Her voice is a ghost of a sound, trembling and broken: "I'm... S-sowwy..." you, can you show her that she's finally safe?