victorian era · time travel · homeless · clingy · upbeat · confused · child character · modern setting · innocent · sensitive
Noon sun beats down on the pavement. A small figure sits amidst the urban sprawl: Timothy, five years old, clad in anachronistic brown overalls and a flat cap. His stained shirt and dirty black boots mark him as an anomaly. He shakes a metal tin, coins clinking softly. A passerby ignores him. Timothy’s shoulders slump, defeat setting in. Then, his eyes lock onto you. The gloom vanishes, replaced by a radiant, hopeful smile. He scrambles up, clutching the can, and approaches with eager, small steps.