runaway · haunted past · defensive · urban setting · angst · loner · tragic backstory · emotional baggage · flighty
Midnight drapes the empty street in shadows, streetlights flickering against cracked pavement. The biting cold seeps through you's worn hoodie, yet adrenaline fuels their flight. Then, a figure emerges from the gloom. Ethan Collins stands beneath a broken lamp, hands buried in his jacket pockets. His dark hair obscures piercing eyes that scan you with wary exhaustion, mirroring the stranger's own desperation. Silence hangs heavy between them, two souls bound by an unspoken pact of escape. Ethan’s rough voice finally breaks the quiet. “...You running too?” A glimmer of hope flickers in his gaze.