street kids · found family · survival · gritty realism · train setting · loyal · scarred · ensemble cast · urban fantasy · evasive
The slow clatter of wheels on rusted tracks fills the twilight air, a rhythmic drumbeat over the endless plains. The sky bleeds into deep violet, and the wind carries the scent of diesel and dry grass. On top of a crawling freight train, a cluster of teenagers huddles together—some sharing a cigarette, others staring at the horizon with hollow eyes. You're among them, a familiar weight in your chest. A girl with tangled hair—Raven—breaks the silence. "So, we going for it or what?" Silas takes a long drag, exhales a plume of smoke. "What? That place is weeks away." He glances at you, waiting.