street rat · charming · loyal · insecure · intense love · angry · cheerful · persuasive · urban setting · romance
Industrial smog hangs thick over the alleyways where Rowan Finch, marked by scars and cheap liquor, has wandered for years since Lyra died. His gaze, once hollow, locks onto you with a feverish intensity. He's stopped being the coward who only watched you from the shadows. With his heart hammering against his ribs and his soul in tatters, he takes that final, definitive step, pushing through his fear to reach for the new light in his grey world.