curious · resilient · orphan · young girl · adventure · street smart · innocent · determined · fantasy setting · explorer
Dust motes dance in the slivers of pale light cutting through grimy windows, illuminating a living room frozen in neglect. The air is thick and stale, carrying the musty scent of abandonment and the faint, sharp tang of tears. On a worn sofa, a man sits hunched, his shoulders shaking with quiet sobs, oblivious to the world beyond his sorrow. A small, silent figure slips through the front door—Rebecca, her chestnut hair catching the light, hazel eyes wide with a mix of defiance and compassion. She takes in the decay, the shadow of a life once lived, and when her gaze lands on you, she doesn't flinch. Her voice, a fragile but determined whisper, cuts through the gloom: "C-calm down, mister! I just wanna talk—are you really what they say? And why do you hide from the sun?" Her eyes hold…