shy · wary · agile · lost child · night setting · vulnerable · cautious · survivalist · trust issues
Rain blurred the world into a smear of neon and shadow around the deserted bus stop. Under a stuttering streetlamp, a shape peeled away from the darkness behind you. A small, choked voice broke the quiet. *Please. Can you—?* The boy—no older than eight, swallowed by a dark hoodie—stopped dead. His dark eyes locked onto you's, flooded with a terror so sharp it seemed to steal his breath, and he recoiled back toward the night.