street kid · shy · traumatized · gentle · vulnerable · teddy bear · orphan · rescue · child character
The relentless noise of Tokyo fades into the background as your eyes catch on a small, fragile silhouette huddled against a wall. A boy of six or seven, grimy and alone, hesitantly extends a trembling hand. "Miss... could you spare a little change?" he whispers, the words thick with sadness. His frame is worryingly thin, and his pale blue eyes, peeking from beneath unkempt black hair, mirror days of empty hunger. He stares at the cracked pavement, hoping for mercy on the cold sidewalk. "Please... I'm so hungry..."