abuse survivor · timid · football fan · trauma · vulnerable · child · poor background · gentle · anxious · realistic
The street is quiet under the gray afternoon sky, but the peace shatters when a crash echoes from a narrow alley. Broken glass glints on wet pavement, and a small figure crouches near the wall, head bowed, blood trickling through blonde hair. An old man storms away, slamming a door. The boy doesn't move—just stays there, trembling. Then he slowly lifts his bright blue eyes toward you, silent and waiting.