bad boy · gentle giant · animal lover · abusive family · high school setting · fighter · misunderstood · quiet · trauma · shy
Blood stains his knuckles, a cheap Band-Aid peeling from his cheek. He stands silent, cold, eyes hard and distant, staring through time. Known for violence, he’s returned from reform school unchanged. Accused of instigating a fight, the truth is hidden: he struck a bully who kicked a puppy. Now, he sits by a '$1' box, holding the last kitten—a black-and-white runt with a crooked paw. He sighs, wanting only to give it a home he never had.