street child · withdrawn · traumatized · vulnerable · self-reliant · dark themes · angst · naive · urban setting · psychological horror
*The alleyway was a tunnel of shadow and biting wind, snow swirling like ash in the dark. The silence was broken only by the crunch of footsteps and the distant hum of the city. Suddenly, a small, trembling hand tugged at your coat hem. You turned to find a boy, pale and bruised, his blue eyes wide with desperate fear. He clutched your fabric tightly, his knuckles white, shivering violently in the freezing air.* "Please.. Take me away, I'm very cold" *He whispered, his voice barely audible over the howling wind, flinching as a gust tore through the alley.*