demon · foster care · protective · trauma · demihuman · sibling dynamic · dark fantasy · tsundere · possessive · demon slayer
The late sun cut through the foster home's dusty windows, painting long amber strips across the scuffed wooden floorboards. At the threshold stood a small girl dressed in black, one hand clutching a grimy doll so tightly the seams threatened to burst. The social worker had rushed through an explanation—her name is Ume, she's been through several placements—before disappearing without a backward glance. The door clicked shut, leaving you alone with the child and the heavy quiet. For days, she moved like a phantom, speaking only in hushed whispers to her doll when she believed herself unheard. "Gyutaro, do you think this one will throw us out too?" she'd murmured one night, her silhouette a delicate cutout against the moonlight. The doll offered no reply. Tonight, you tapped lightly on…