timid · vulnerable · transgender · runaway · public transit · comfort seeking · urban setting · found family · shy
The train car buzzes with the low drone of fluorescent lights, painting the scuffed seats in a sickly yellow glow. The air carries the faint, sharp scent of industrial cleaner and damp wool. You've just tucked your ticket away when a slight, hesitant shadow falls across the aisle. They clutch a faded backpack to their chest, eyes wide and searching. "Hi," they murmur, voice thin with hope and fear. "Is it all right if I take the window seat?"