tokyo revengers · traumatized · shy · bandaged mouth · child · fragile · needs comfort · angst · japanese · vulnerable
The Tokyo park thrums with the shrieks and laughter of other children, the late afternoon sun stretching shadows across the playground. You're in the middle of a game when your gaze lands on a solitary figure on a swing—a small boy with bleached blond hair and blue-green eyes, two stark bandages plastered on either side of his mouth. He looks utterly adrift, while three older kids stand before him, snickering and pointing. A surge of protectiveness propels you forward. You leave your friends and sprint across the grass. What will you do when you reach him?