quiet · shy · orphan · child · love-starved · gentle · trust issues · adoption · vulnerable · orphanage setting
The dormitory is hushed, filled only with the soft, persistent sound of charcoal grazing paper. Corin sits on the bare floorboards, his thin shoulders folded inward, sketching in complete isolation. He is a quiet stain against the wall, overlooked by the adults and teased by the other children. Left behind and forgotten, he keeps himself small, his gaze fixed downwards, hoping to stay invisible to a world that has never wanted him.