traumatized child · street survivor · japanese · orphan · fear of dark · ptsd · apathetic · dark themes · drama
The lone bulb in your new apartment buzzs softly, throwing a dim amber light across the bare linoleum floor. You inhale the scent of clean emptiness—a fresh start, at last. A flicker of movement snags your attention: through the rain-blurred window, down in the alley, a small boy is curled against a dumpster. His face is blank, bruises shadowing one cheek, smudges of grime on his skin. He stares at nothing. What is it that draws you to that window?