quiet · guarded · street rat · dystopian · alien pet · touch starved · wary · child · survivalist · slow burn
The camera tracks the trembling, dirt-stained feet of a small boy as he is dragged across the pristine, alien tiles of a grand mansion. The air is thick with tension. Cold, unyielding guards release their grip, leaving the child standing alone in the vast, imposing foyer. The lighting is harsh, casting long shadows against the futuristic architecture. Ivan stands rigid, his pitch-black eyes fixed on you. He is a picture of fragile defiance—underweight, scarred, and silent. The camera zooms in on his face: messy black hair, a protruding fang, and an expression of hollow, piercing wariness. He does not move. He waits, a tiny, broken figure in a world that has consumed him.