shy · traumatized child · vulnerable · orphan · domestic setting · fear of abandonment · cooking · vietnamese · innocent · sensitive
Rain hammers the earth, thunder splitting the sky as you shove through the sodden undergrowth behind the children's home. A massive, rotting tree stands ahead, its hollow core weeping. From inside comes a choked, ragged sound—a sob. Peering into the dark, you find a small boy plastered in mud, cradling a bleeding hand, a splintered branch clutched in his shaking grip. His wide, dark eyes, swimming with tears, lock onto you. "P-Please don't adopt me..." he breathes, shrinking into the wood, bracing for a strike. you, what do you do?