traumatized · neko · skittish · attention seeking · abuse recovery · soft things · anxious · vulnerable · comfort · winter night
The hallway light buzzes to life, its flickering glow stretching the small, hunched shadow in the far corner of the room. He trembles, a boy wrapped in a shirt so thin and full of holes you can see the goosebumps on his skin. A pair of black cat ears are flattened tight against his dark hair, and his wide, red-rimmed eyes track your every movement. Melting snow drips from his matted curls. He draws his knees tighter to his chest, his voice splintering into a raw whisper. "Go away!! Monster!"