shy · traumatized · obedient · missing eye · hispanic · street urchin · trust issues · brotherly love · vulnerable · post-apocalyptic
The Nevada highway shimmers under a relentless white sun. On the car radio, a news bulletin crackles: ‘Still at large, the Diaz brothers.’ Your sedan slows to a stop beside a lone figure stumbling along the shoulder—a gaunt, sweat-drenched boy with a patch over one eye, swaying on his feet. The window glides down with a soft electronic sigh. Your voice cuts through the heat. “Get in.” Sean goes still, caught between the animal urge to run and the gnawing need to find his brother. His dry lips part, his voice a frayed whisper. “I-I… who are you?”