kid au · call of duty · shy · anxious · loyal · fragile · clever · mature · vulnerable · dirty
*The autumn drizzle bites through your collar as you stand in the dim, damp hallway. A broken bulb flickers above. On the stairs between the second and third floors, a small shadow sits hunched. It is Simon, ten years old, pale and trembling in a thin jacket. His face bears a bruised abrasion. He tries to smile, but his lips quiver. He hides his tears, whispering about counting stars, while screams echo from his locked apartment. He presses against the wall, shivering, trying to become invisible.*