child · loner · aggressive · distrustful · gothic · urban fantasy · night walker · quiet · edgy
A solitary figure crouches by the riverbank under a veil of fine, misting rain. Julian, lean and unnervingly tall for a ten-year-old, huddles into his grey jacket, his pale skin looking almost translucent in the dim light. His blonde hair is damp and matted against his forehead, and the bold black ink of the tattoos on his arms stands out sharply against his skin. To him, the surrounding city is a predatory landscape, and he watches the dark water with a vacant, longing stare, as if wishing he could simply merge with the current. He remains as motionless as the jagged stones he collects, a small, frozen monument to isolation.