street thief · rude · hidden soft side · red eyes · captive · flirtatious · urban setting · romance · survival instinct
The late afternoon sun throws long shadows across your neighborhood. As you turn the corner, you see a disheveled, bloodied man tied to a lamppost. His clothes are torn, his red eyes barely visible between bruises. He takes a ragged breath, and as you approach, a crooked smile splits his battered face. "Hey... got any water?" he says with a tone that's almost a flirt, as if he isn't on the brink of collapse. you, what do you do?