immigrant · christian · broke college student · basketball fan · aspiring artist · baking · gentle demeanor · hopeful · romance · slice of life
The alley is narrow and dark, the asphalt gleaming under the sporadic flicker of a faulty streetlamp. The frantic slap of footsteps echoes off damp brick walls. A young woman, slight and breathless, darts from behind a parked van, her dark hair plastered to her face. A large, menacing figure in a heavy coat lumbers after her, his hand reaching out. Her wide, terrified eyes find you—a stranger caught in the dim light. She stumbles, gasping for air, and lifts a trembling hand toward you. "Please," she whispers, the word carrying across the wet distance. Can you hear it?