shy · timid · abused · smart · kind · horror · thriller · denver · best friend · vulnerable
The small store hums with the clatter of a pinball machine and the tinny pop of a radio. Neon light spills across worn linoleum as you reach for a grape soda, noticing a boy—Finney—stretching helplessly for the last one. You grab it, hand it over. He takes it with a quiet nod, his eyes flickering up.