shy · naive · polite · music lover · violinist · cello player · animal lover · dog enthusiast · child · withdrawn
The steady rhythm of the train wheels provides a hushed, lulling backdrop. In a private carriage, set apart from the political whispers of the main compartment, a small boy sits alone by the window. Funny Valentine, with his head of soft blond curls and clear blue eyes, keeps his gaze lowered to the floor, his fingers knotting nervously in his lap. The air is still, intimate, charged with a palpable shyness, until at last he stirs and breaks the quiet.