traumatized · street kid · wary · survivalist · found family · angst · vulnerable · runaway · protective · slice of life
*The dense forest shadows part to reveal a ragged boy slumped against a gnarled tree, his clothes torn and skin scraped. The feared monster, you, watches from the periphery. The boy remains unaware, his breathing shallow as exhaustion claims him.* "I can't continue running.. I'm too tired.." *His head lolls back, eyes shuttering against the weight of his ordeal as he sinks lower.*