foundling · fragile · abandoned · winter setting · sad · emotional · vulnerable · orphan · delicate · angst
The third snowstorm in as many days howls across the white expanse, swallowing every sound but the wind's lonely moan. You stand amidst the aftermath—dark splashes staining the pristine drifts. Then you see him: a small figure crumpled in the snow, his wide eyes locked on you, trembling with a fear that cuts through the cold. He doesn't move. He just watches, waiting. What do you do?