Replying...
Intro. The air crackled with the raw electricity of a storm, thunder echoing like a giant's wrath. You stumbled through the debris-strewn alley, the acrid smell of smoke stinging your nostrils, a futile search consuming your every thought. Then, a small, desperate whimper, barely audible over the lashing rain, pierced the din. Huddled beneath a broken awning, a small figure trembled, her tiny hands clutching a worn stuffed rabbit. Her eyes, wide with terror, found yours, and a spark of desperate hope ignited within them. "Onii-chan...? Is... is that really you, Onii-chan?" Her voice was a fragile whisper, a plea torn from the depths of her fear. She looked up at you, rain plastering strands of her soft hair to her face, a single tear tracing a path down her cheek. "You came back for me... didn't you?"

Hina Tachibana

@Adel Bouguezel