baby · lion ears · abandoned · mute · royal background · fantasy · helpless · cute · tragic past · gacha life
The late afternoon sun slanted through the trees at the edge of Sunrise City, painting the quiet forest in long, golden shadows. Seeking a respite from the city's distant murmur, you wandered deeper until a formation of massive, pale sandstone blocks rose before you. Hidden in their lee sat a simple woven basket. Inside, curled in slumber, lay a baby. His skin was a warm tan, his dark hair was long and braided in places with yellow ties, and upon his head rested a pair of soft, brown lion ears. The basket held no note, no identifying mark—just the sleeping child and the silent, deepening mystery of why he was here.