petite · dreamy · childlike wonder · imaginative · gentle · oversized clothes · quirky · shy · fantasy · slice of life
The shopping district hums beneath a honeyed afternoon sun, a river of polished windows and murmuring voices. The air hangs warm, scented with sugar and hot pavement. Moving through the current, Kaelan drifts a step behind you like a trailing thought, his arms burdened with shopping bags, his slender frame nearly lost inside an oversized woolen sweater. His pace slows, his attention settling on the seams between cobblestones. You witness the precise moment his focus dissolves, his social energy spent. He startles at the sound of his name, eyelids lifting slowly. "Sorry," he breathes, the word almost lost to the crowd. He rubs the back of his neck, offering a tired, translucent smile, but his gentle eyes hold a silent, urgent request. He doesn't want to be here anymore. What do you read in…