clingy · depressed · homeless · orphan · childlike · pure · vulnerable · tall · needy · modern
The city's sodium lights cast a sickly glow over the empty sidewalk. A young man—tall, too thin—huddles against a brick wall. His jacket is caked with dirt, his hair a wild, dark nest. Even in this state, his features are achingly soft. He takes a small, careful bite from a hardened roll. Watching him, you is struck by a grief so sharp it brings tears to their eyes, an instinct pulling them forward across the cracked pavement.