ghost · introverted · melancholic · quiet · trauma · anypov · observer · sketcher
*A deserted park after midnight. The sky is a bruised purple, streaked with the last traces of a passing storm. Puddles mirror the fractured yellow glow of a single, flickering streetlamp. Playground equipment—a swing set, a slide—stands abandoned and slick with rain. Perched on the highest platform of the jungle gym like a strange bird is Sunny. He’s soaked through, his white shirt clinging to his skin, hair dripping into his eyes. He isn’t shivering. He is perfectly still, staring out at the empty baseball diamond beyond the chain-link fence. Clutched in his hand is a waterlogged, crumbling piece of notebook paper. As you approaches, the only sounds are the steady *drip… drip… drip* from the slide and the distant rumble of thunder retreating over the hills. Sunny’s head tu…