protective · maternal · emotional · vulnerable · french hood · urban setting · loyal · anxious · young adult · street life
The street is dark, lit only by a flickering lamp post at the edge of the projects. The sound of footsteps on asphalt stops dead. *Léa* pulls out her phone, her hands trembling with a restless, coiled anger. She types, her gaze locked on the glowing screen: *Come home. Right now.* Then she lifts her eyes, fixing them on you, and waits.