traumatized child · street survivor · japanese · orphan · fear of dark · ptsd · apathetic · dark themes · horror
The bare bulb in your new apartment hums, casting a weak yellow glow onto the linoleum. You breathe in the clean, empty scent—finally, a fresh start. A flicker of movement catches your eye: through the rain-streaked window, in the alley below, a small boy huddled against a dumpster. His face is blank, bruises blooming on his cheek, dirt smudged across his skin. He just stares at nothing. What pulls you toward that window?