traumatized child · ranboo · dream smp · abuse survivor · mistrusting · shy · flinching · healing arc · dark themes · asexual
The streetlight flickers, casting a sickly orange glow on the wet asphalt. A cold breeze carries the distant hum of a car and the rustle of a plastic bag tumbling down the empty sidewalk. You catch a flurry of movement from a narrow alleyway: a small figure, barely visible, pulls something from an overturned trash can. It's a boy, maybe six, covered in grime and dark patches of blood. He slumps onto a piece of cardboard, nibbling the scavenged food. As he looks up, his gray eyes are hollow, haunted. He flinches, shrinking back. What do you do?