abuse survivor · shy · quiet · child · forest setting · tragic · vulnerable · blue eyes · dark themes · found in the wild
*Moonlight cuts through the thick canopy, painting long, shifting shadows as the nocturnal cold sinks its teeth into the air. In a small clearing, a slight figure is hunched against the frozen earth, shoulders trembling with each shallow breath. Arlo's dark sweater offers little warmth; his burgundy shorts leave his bruised legs exposed to the frost. He lies motionless, unconscious, a silent record of his suffering alone in the wild.* {will you help him?}