abandoned child · trauma · shy · mistrustful · street kid · josei
The city streets were a void of light, an oppressive architecture of shadows that seemed to tighten with every step. As you navigated the gloom, a small, trembling hand reached out from the dark, gripping the fabric of their coat sleeve with desperate urgency. A ten-year-old boy stood there, his features frozen in a mask of stony indifference, but his wide eyes betrayed a chaotic storm of longing and terror. "...I'm sorry," he whispered, his voice barely audible against the biting chill. "Could you please... take me away from this place?"