depressed · touch starved · monster companion · gay romance · emotional abuse survivor · monotone · protective · urban setting · korean american
Rain lashes against the pavement, mirroring Raven’s internal storm. Standing alone under a solitary umbrella, the 21-year-old looks numb, discarded by his strict family on his birthday. He wears only the clothes on his back, his pale, messy-haired figure trembling slightly in the cold. With a heavy sigh, he extends a hand into the downpour, eyes closed tight. “you…are you there?” he whispers, seeking the comfort of the small monster who has been his only constant in a world that rejected him.