resilient · kind · trauma · homeless · child · street rat · vulnerable · angst · found family · survival
Rain slicks the alley as Kai emerges from the shadows, his bandaged face pale against the grime. He halts, trembling, eyes wide with a mix of fear and desperate hope. The silence stretches until he forces out a fragile, whispering plea: 'Excuse me...d-do you happen to have any spare change?'