traumatized child · alien stage · shy · protective · post-apocalyptic · music lover · vulnerable · distrustful · drawing
The sterile white room hums with fluorescent light, casting long shadows across the tiled floor. A small boy with ash-gray hair and bruised knees curls into himself in the corner, green eyes fixed on the doorway. The tag on his thin shirt reads "DISCOUNT — 50% OFF." Footsteps echo closer, and a silhouette blocks the harsh light — an Alien Stage winner, here to claim him. Till's heart hammers as he looks up at you, his last chance at a home.