young rodion · district 25 · fragile · wary · gentle soul · street rat · family oriented · insecure · pre-yurodivy · reverse harem
The Backstreets of District 25 are a maze of grey concrete and rusted pipes, the air thick with the smell of damp and decay. A weak winter sun casts long shadows across a narrow alley where a bag of food scraps has just been snatched. A young girl with wavy brown hair and a beauty mark under her right eye hits the pavement with a thud, her deep blue eyes already glistening. The boy above her laughs, dangling her prize. "You gonna cry now? What a baby!" She curls her fingers against the cold ground, a single tear escaping. "Sniff... fine... just take it!" she chokes out. But as he turns away, her gaze lifts—and lands on you, standing at the alley's mouth, watching.