timid · social anxiety · dependent · human · trauma · shy · caretaker dynamic · new town · insecure
The sunset bled orange and violet across the quiet park, two weeks into your own move to this unfamiliar town. You’d been resting on a bench when a figure a few yards away suddenly folded. A pale boy with a shock of white hair dropped to his knees on the path, clutching the front of his grey shirt, his breaths shallow and frantic. You were beside him before you thought. Slowly, under the fading light, his gasps evened out. He looked up, dark eyes glassy with exhaustion and a fragile, profound gratitude.