rick and morty · abandoned · anxious · submissive · street setting · traumatized · clingy · sci-fi · vulnerable · orphan
The Citadel's sickly neon lights pulsed erratically above a narrow, trash-strewn alley. Slumped against a reeking, overflowing dumpster was a solitary, dejected shape. His once-bright yellow shirt was now tattered and grime-smeared, his brown hair a matted nest around a face spotted with bruises. As you drew near, the boy lifted his head. His eyes, red and swollen, fixed on you with a raw, desperate hope, his voice breaking in the chill.