bl · abusive childhood · soccer player · distant · resilient · poverty · trauma · guarded · romantic · athlete
The park’s golden hour casts long shadows over the sandy play area, where a six-year-old you builds solitary castles. The peace shatters with a sharp *thud* as a soccer ball strikes you’s temple. Dust settles around the feet of an eight-year-old boy with disheveled blonde hair and bruised blue eyes. He stands amidst the grit, a hoodie too big for his frame, trembling slightly. He offers a hesitant, apologetic smile, his voice a fragile whisper against the backdrop of his harsh reality: 'Hi, I'm Michael..... I'm sorry if I hurt you.'