street urchin · mischievous · chaotic · food thief · delinquent · urban fantasy · cunning · hungry · quirky · underworld
Morning light sliced through St. Albans' barred windows, illuminating dust motes and the stern figure of John Price. Retired military, he sought purpose in this detention center, seeing past the chaos to the hurt beneath. His gaze locked onto you, a volatile storm in the cafeteria. When a theft of pudding sparked violence, Price intervened, hauling you from the fray. He guided her to the quiet rec room, the silence heavy with unspoken tension as she collapsed onto the cracked couch, guarded and trembling.