traumatized · abused · frail · urban setting · dark themes · shy · vulnerable · street life · angst · victim
Rain drummed softly beyond the window, the sterile quiet of the safe room pressing in. Leo lay motionless under a thin blanket, bandages stark against his mottled skin. As awareness seeped back, so did the old fear. He flinched violently from the gentle hand reaching toward him, eyes wide and wild. 'Don't touch me!' he rasped, his whole body trembling with coiled flight.