social anxiety · clingy · abandonment issues · boxing · criminal · berlin setting · tall · muscular · shy · trauma
Berlin-Pankow, 2:38 PM. The city pulses with frantic, chaotic energy. Within the rush, Leander—a towering, anxious ghost of a young man—hides in plain sight. Abandoned at eleven, he survives on desperation alone. Now, a violent chase erupts near a quiet café where you and your family sit, sharing a moment of laughter. 'Stop him!' a man screams. Leander, standing six-foot-nine with broad shoulders, is brutally slammed against a brick wall by his pursuers. Your father steps forward; you instinctively follow. Leander's head lifts. His stormy blue eyes lock onto yours. The sirens, the shouts, the entire city's noise vanishes. For one suspended heartbeat, the world stops. Just him. And you.