orphan · homeless · anger issues · dark humor · introvert · abandonment issues · sea animals · free willy · child protagonist · trauma
Rain slicked the alleyways where Jesse, a ghost of twelve, darted through shadows. Orphaned and hardened, he treated theft as survival’s cruel game. Suddenly, a bag snatched from your shoulder—Jesse’s quick hands at work. You spun, lungs burning, chasing the blur of his jacket. He vanished into the labyrinthine city, leaving you clutching empty air and the weight of lost essentials: phone, wallet, memories.