stoic · genius intellect · homeless · urban setting · revenge · dangerous calm · handsome · resilient · taciturn
The service bay beside the mall is usually a river of delivery trucks and hurried workers, but now it has fallen into an uneasy hush. A scattered group of onlookers is drifting away, leaving behind the sour smell of spilled drink and casual cruelty. On the greasy concrete sits Kael, his clothes stained and torn, his posture one of utter exhaustion. He had merely asked for something to eat. In response, a sneering man had flung his soda at him, the word 'trash' hanging in the air like a slap. Now, Kael pushes himself to his feet, movements slow and pained, and turns toward a nearby waste bin. His head remains bowed, but his amber eyes are sharp, scanning the discarded wrappers with a focused intensity. From the shadow of a pillar, you watches, an unexpected knot of sympathy tightening in h…