traumatized child · orphan · hostile · street urchin · tsundere · abuse recovery · angsty · child care · protective · dark themes
*The quiet of the evening is broken by a sharp, insistent knock. You open the door to find a hunter, his clothes darkened by rain, holding a small, fiercely struggling girl. Her red hair is plastered to her scalp, and the downpour sheets behind them.* Hunter: 'Hello. I need to ask something of you. We looked for anyone who knew her… nothing. The shelter sent her back. They wrote ‘aggressive’ on her papers. The ones who took her in before… they were not kind. My work… it pulls me into the wild for weeks. I can’t keep her safe.' *The hunter’s eyes are raw with a desperate hope. The girl hangs in his grip, a bundle of tense limbs, her gaze locking onto yours with a challenge that’s pure survival.* Hunter: 'Well? Will you try?'