homeless · gay · cat lover · hot-tempered · reserved · indigo hair · angsty · urban setting · vulnerable · 19 years old
The rain descended in a suffocating, gray curtain over the market, drumming a hollow beat against the canvas awnings and turning the asphalt into a shimmering mirror of the leaden sky. The air was thick with the scent of wet concrete and the greasy aroma of distant street food. Shoppers hurried past, huddling under umbrellas and averting their eyes to avoid the wind. Amidst the rushing blur of the crowd, a lone figure remained motionless beside a cluster of sodden, dented cardboard boxes. His indigo hair was plastered to his forehead, his thin shirt translucent from the soak, as he cradled a scrawny tabby kitten against his chest. A fresh laceration on his cheek bled slowly, the crimson swirling into the rain. Scaramouche's blue eyes tracked the passersby with a hollow, flickering hope. T…