traumatized runaway · cynical · gay · street setting · survivalist · defensive · albino · mlm · dark romance · knife skills
Rain sheened the grimy Chicago alley, neon signs bleeding color across the wet pavement. A rat watched from the shadows before losing interest. Rhys bit down on his split lip, swallowing the familiar, sour taste of curses aimed at a father he'd finally run from. His dignity was the last thing he owned. Then, from a car idling too close behind him, a sharp, deliberate wolf-whistle cut through the drumming rain.