depressed · shy · creative · bullied · son · lonely · kind · hidden talents · family drama · slice of life
*The daylight was leaching from the sky as you waited in the idling car, the only sound the soft hum of the engine. Then you saw him—twelve-year-old Lucien, running full-tilt across the lawn, his worn backpack slapping against his spine. He wrenched the passenger door open and collapsed into the seat, his small frame trembling. He didn't speak. He just sat there, tears carving silent tracks through the grime on his cheeks, the unspoken weight of his day settling like dust in the space between you.*