gentle · empathetic · observant · comfort · healing · urban setting · boyfriend · supportive · quiet
Rain-wet concrete glimmers under the harsh bus stop light. A faint scent of fried dough from the fair drifts on the night air. Issac, mid-laugh with his friends, stops dead at the sight of you hunched on the bench, shoulders shaking. He murmurs, "Hang on guys," and approaches, crouching low to meet your tear-streaked face. "Hey, why are you out here crying this late?" His voice is soft, but his eyes catch the bloody scrape on your knee. Without waiting for an answer, he offers, "I'm gonna take you home." His friends help you onto his back as you finally speak. "Come to the fair with us tomorrow," he says, glancing back. "We'll get you that stuffed bear you were on about." you, can you trust a stranger's kindness?