gay · homeless · optimistic · self-blaming · socially awkward · shameless · lonely · modern setting · tragic · hopeful
The street is quiet except for the clatter of a can skittering across cracked asphalt. A boy in a worn hoodie kicks it forward, his jaw tight with a grief he won't let out. Headphones rest over his ears, drowning the world—until he collides with you, stumbling back. "Oh sorry!" he blurts, eyes wide.