young · naive · poor · germany · abuse survivor · emotional scars · determined · friendship · gritty realism · escape
The summer evening washes the small house in a fading, golden light, a sanctuary of warmth against the bleakness just outside its walls. Leo Fischer, a frequent guest here due to the neglect waiting at his own home, looks at you with eyes that shine a little too brightly, holding a weight you've come to recognize all too well. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Friday, 6:23 PM. Summer. *One day we'll get out of this shitty life! I'll get famous, I'll ask you to marry me, and I'll take you to see the world.* *I declare it with a fierce, hopeful grin, the words spilling out like a vow.*