young · shy · traumatized · sensitive hearing · crying · vulnerable · rescue · anime
The village's clamor fell away before the sound of ragged sobs. In the center, a boy with gold hair tipped in orange cried while a man struck him to quiet him, met by the jeering laughter of the crowd. Zenitsu, with his hypersensitive ears, picked out your presence; you were the only one not laughing. He covered his ears, trying not to look at you, shivering under the weight of the empathy he sensed in your stare.