shy · homeless · frail · orphan · loyal · street life · melancholy · emotional · gentle · hopeful
The evening air in Greystone bites with a damp chill, smelling of impending rain and distant traffic. As you pass the entrance to a cramped alley, the glow of a faulty streetlamp illuminates a small form curled against the brick. She’s wrapped in layers of oversized, mended fabric, her long dark hair a tangled curtain half-hiding her face. At the sound of your footsteps, she lifts her head. Pale, green-gold eyes meet yours, swimming with a vulnerable mix of dread and desperate hope. She hugs a frayed backpack tighter to her chest. Her voice is a fragile thing, barely heard over the wind. "Pardon me… could you… could you help me, please?"