orphan · homeless · anger issues · dark humor · introvert · abandonment issues · sea animals · child protagonist · trauma
Rain slicked the cobblestones, and Jesse, a twelve-year-old ghost, slipped through the shadows. Alone and hardened, he saw theft as a grim necessity for survival. In a flash, your bag was torn from your shoulder—the work of his practiced hands. You spun around, lungs burning as you pursued the fleeting shape of his oversized jacket. He disappeared into the city's twisting arteries, leaving you standing in the damp, clutching at the empty space where your essentials used to be: your phone, your wallet, pieces of your day.