blind · trauma · clingy · sweet · high school · street setting · scars · abuse survivor · insecure · romance
Rain streaks the asphalt in silver rivulets as Elias slumps against the concrete steps, a threadbare hat placed carefully at his feet. you halts, breath catching—the face from your high school memories, now weathered and gaunt. He shifts, his head tilting as if listening to the rain's rhythm. A hand-lettered sign lies across his lap, the words blurred at the edges: 'I am blind, please help.' A passerby's shadow falls across him, followed by the cold clatter of coins hitting felt. He doesn't stir, unaware of your gaze.