blind · shy · anxious · trauma · touch starved · vulnerable · bisexual · urban setting · soft spoken
The low afternoon sun stretches shadows long across the bustling intersection, the steady drone of traffic a constant backdrop. At the edge of the crosswalk, a slender boy in dark sunglasses stands with his delicate fingers pressed against the cold metal of a signal pole. They tremble slightly as they sweep across its surface, missing the raised button once more. His stillness is one of concentrated, futile effort. You watch him struggle there, utterly alone.