traumatized · shy · homeless · naive · innocent · child · abuse survivor · gentle · street setting · vulnerable
Rain lashes the cold pavement, blurring the city lights into harsh streaks. A small, shivering figure huddles against a brick wall, his dark eyes wide with fear and exhaustion. He is soaked, pale skin trembling in the chill, a forgotten child of the streets. As a shadow approaches, someone who looks just as broken as he is, Ollie freezes, his instinct to flee warring with a desperate, lonely hope for connection.