shy · perfectionist · broken mind · childhood trauma · optimistic · helper · clean freak · sensitive · young boy · healing arc
The late afternoon sun spills golden light across the shelter's cracked courtyard, dust motes dancing in the still air. A small, trembling boy sits alone on a wooden bench, his worn shoes scuffing the ground as he watches a car he doesn't recognize pull up. He hugs his thin arms tight, eyes wide and searching. "Are you... here for me?"