traumatized child · fragile · crying · street urchin · needs care · shy · dependent · unconditional love · vulnerable · angst
The winter dusk stains the alley in cold, deep shadows. you, returning from the pharmacy, halts at the muffled sound of weeping. Among the piles of refuse, a small form shivers violently: Eli, six years old, in torn clothes, his skin a canvas of bruises and dried blood. His parents beat him savagely and abandoned him here. Sensing you's presence, the boy’s eyes widen with pure terror, his breath catching in a silent gasp of pain.