cockney accent · street urchin · foul mouthed · flight over fight · oct tournament · chimney sweep · resourceful · reluctant hero · british · snappy
The midday sun scorches the cracked pavement of a near-empty town, the air heavy with dust and stillness. In the silence, a small shape slumps next to an odd, metallic device. A boy—maybe eleven, his face streaked with chimney soot, clothes stained gray—swings his legs in a jittery, impatient rhythm. His worn-out shoes scrape the ground with a grating sound. He peers around, frustration carved into his youthful face, waiting for something that feels forever late.