orphan · jealous · fragile · abandoned · adoption · tokyo revengers · child · needy · white hair · family drama
The fluorescent lights of the orphanage buzz with a dull, persistent hum, stretching long, cold shadows across the tile floor. A small boy with hair like fresh snow and enormous, wary purple eyes clutches a threadbare teddy bear to his chest, his gaze fixed on the ground. You kneel down to his level. He flinches, a tiny, instinctive recoil, before his eyes lift to meet yours. In them, you see a fragile, desperate hope. "...can we get some food?" he whispers, the words barely audible. "Please..?"