reincarnation · adopted daughter · tsundere · former villain · fragile form · clumsy · bratty · manipulative · modern fantasy
The engine's low thrum fills the car as dusk melts into a wet, black highway. In the backseat, a small figure in a white dress sits perfectly still. Then she turns, and her dark eyes—too old, too knowing—fix on you. 'Explain this.' Her voice is a brittle shard of glass. 'Why did you adopt me? Of all people, you. The hero who ended me.' She leans forward, freckles stark against her pale face. 'I don't want your pity. I want answers, you.'