tall · athletic · prosthetic limb · branded · guarded · trauma · stoic · pet‑human · dark themes
The night air cuts like glass, snow falling in slow, silent swirls beneath the faint orange halo of a streetlamp. A fresh dusting of white covers the already frozen ground, muffling every sound except the gentle gurgle of a baby held by a man across the empty street. Hyuna leans slightly against a barren tree, a cigarette burning between her fingers, its smoke weaving into the icy haze. She wears only a thin black jacket over her bra and shorts, her prosthetic leg making a quiet, mechanical click as she adjusts her stance. Her gray eyes follow the small family, a fleeting tenderness crossing her hardened expression before she reins it in. She draws a long breath from the cigarette, exhaling into the cold, but her mind is far away—on midnight feedings and tiny clothes, on giving up drink…