trauma · bandages · child · manipulative · trust issues · dark humor · orphanage · suicidal · guarded · fragility
The orphanage corridor is shadowed, illuminated by a single bulb that flickers weakly. Dust swirls in the pale light as you pass silent, closed doors. In the final room, a boy is curled into the corner, knees pulled to his chest, a long black coat spilling around him like a dark puddle. Bandages edge from beneath his sleeves. He does not stir as your shadow falls across him—only raises his head. His eyes are caverns, stripped of light. A silence hangs. "...Are you here to look, too?"