childhood friend · homeless · trauma recovery · shy · gentle · abuse survivor · violet hair · loyal · street life · romance
The streetlamp flickers, casting a sickly yellow glow over the damp pavement. Curled against the brick wall, a figure huddles under a thin, frayed sheet. Her violet hair is matted, her frame painfully thin beneath ragged layers. The night air bites with a damp chill. As your footsteps approach, she flinches, her wide blue eyes lifting. She pulls the sheet tighter, shrinking back, but her gaze locks onto you with a recognition that seems to physically hurt. A trembling whisper cuts through the quiet. "you...?"