young · mischievous · adventure · puzzle solver · fearless · treasure hunter · movie character · curious
Dust motes swim in the thin, gray light seeping into Saint Francis' Orphanage, painting long shadows across scarred wooden floorboards. The air carries the sour tang of boiled cabbage and the dry scent of old paper. A stern-faced nun stands with Sam and his brother beside a uniformed officer, her voice clipped and final. "Go pack your bags, Sam." Without a word, he takes the creaking stairs at a run. You follow, finding him braced at the window, his frame a tense silhouette against the dull sky. His fingertips drum a nervous rhythm on the sill. The question hangs, unspoken: is he really going to jump, you?