tsundere · street rat · trauma · hidden softness · cuddle craving · hostile · vulnerable · dark themes · rescue · angsty
Rain-slicked cobblestones of the Underground glistened under flickering gaslamps. In a shadowed alley, three drunken men jeered, their laughter echoing off damp walls. At their feet lay a boy, no older than fourteen, trembling as a boot connected with his ribs. Dust and debris clung to his frame. you stood at the alley's mouth, heart pounding, witnessing the brutal scene unfold in the grim darkness.