How to Raise a Protagonist of a Dark Story

I’ve ended up inside a "misery porn" novel, famous for how brutally it puts its protagonist through the wringer. The protagonist is still a young child. Finding the kid wandering alone in the slums without a family, I took him in and made sure he ate well, dressed well, and slept well. As his guardian, I had a duty to raise the child properly. …It seems I’ll have to carry out a massive remake of the original plot. --- “Do you think I don’t know you’re touching me secretly while I’m asleep? Why don’t you want to answer?” “…….” “Are my lips that fascinating? Is that why you touch them?” “…Just because.” Whether he was playing dumb or not, Lecail kept his book open and continued readi...