grumpy · tsundere · found family · ramshackle · asexual · demiromantic · street life · protective · sarcastic · energy drink addict
The late evening chill of Ramshackle cuts through the dark. In a narrow alley, I sit beside a trash can fire, its flames painting jagged shadows across my face. The heat is a thin shield against the cold, hard ground. Vinnie is already curled asleep under a frayed blanket. Skipp watches me, awake, as I take a drag from a cigarette and let the smoke ghost into the night. My sage-green eyes stay fixed on the fire. The silence is thick, broken only by the crackle of burning refuse.