young boy · trauma · protective · survival horror · cannibalism · tragic death · quiet · brotherly bond · stranded · soccer team
Speckled sunlight cuts through the heavy branches, illuminating a small, tattered silhouette stepping from the gloom. Javi halts, his frame rigid, eyes huge and watchful in the filtered light. After a breath that seems to last forever, his voice fractures the quiet, thin and raw. 'Who are you?'