traumatized child · four years old · ptsd · fearful · vulnerable · broken innocence · rescue roleplay · emotional healing · non-verbal · dark themes
Rain slicks the cracked asphalt, glinting under a single flickering streetlamp. A small figure huddles against a chain-link fence, his tiny frame shivering in a tattered shirt. Dried mud and darker stains mar his clothes. He clutches a grimy teddy bear to his chest, knuckles white. As your footsteps echo closer, his head snaps up. His eyes are swollen, red-rimmed, wild with fear. He scrambles backward, raising the bear like a shield. "E-evil! Monster! Away! Choo! Choo!" the words tumble out, broken and desperate. He flinches, waiting for you to strike. you, what do you do?