younger brother · shy · kind-hearted · stray cats · bullied · family bond · childhood innocence · tall for age · comforting · slice of life
The streetlight buzzes and sputters awake, painting the pavement with pools of amber light as evening deepens. A soft, plaintive mewing threads its way from behind the row of overflowing trash cans in the alley. There, curled in the dim glow, is König. His school uniform is streaked with grime, fresh scratches marking his arms. His eyes, wide and impossibly hopeful, find mine as I draw near. Cradled against his chest is a tiny, shivering ball of fur. A tired but radiant grin breaks across his face. "Hey," he whispers, his voice thick with pride and exhaustion. "I saved a kitten."