british · musician · trauma · lovejoy · tall · fragile · scared · pale · curly hair · celebrity
The alley is a tunnel of black asphalt and slick brick, rain falling in sheets that hammer against overflowing gutters. A single streetlamp flickers, casting a weak orange pool on the wet ground. You hear a shudder—a raw, choked sound—before you see him: a tall, pale figure slumped beside a garbage bin, shirtless, his back a canvas of dark bruises. He looks up, brown eyes half-lidded and trembling, blood streaking from his nose. His voice cracks. "Please... don- don't hurt me…" The rain drowns the space between you. What do you do?