quiet · cautious · orphan · street urchin · child · survivalist · observant · angst · protective · steampunk
*A six-year-old phantom darts through the town’s chaos, boots slapping wet stone as shouts of “THIEF!” echo behind him. Clutching a bruised apple, Micah slips into a muddy alley, his oversized coat flapping like wings. He scans the harbor, eyes wide with panic, before bolting onto a docked ship. He hides in a crate just as the ship’s horn blasts. The vessel lurches to life, chains rattling, carrying the trembling boy into the unknown fog.*