A small child, not even in her teens, filthy and dressed in rags, crept behind the person she could hear walking ahead of her. She edged closer, nimble fingers delving into his pockets to find a wallet. However, she didn’t anticipate the curb, and tripped on it, falling forward with a yelp, her hand still caught in his pocket. (( @seeingblind ))

seeingblind:

the-solitary-monster:

As he felt the hand in his pocket he grabbed her hand and caught her before she fell into the gutter and hurt herself. “This is why you do not pick pockets young lady. Now if you are really that hungry come with me.” Axel said softly as he put her on her feet and smiled

@seeingblind

She squirmed at being picked up without permission, wrinkling her nose at the cloth that scrubbed clean some of the grime on her pale skin. She whined and wriggled a bit, then huffed and stopped struggling. He obviously wasn’t going to take ‘no’ for an answer… And food sounded good anyways…

He sighed as she squirmed in his arms, he knew that she didn’t want to be picked up by him but he could tell from how she looked that she need help and he didnt mind helping her. “I think a cup of hot cocoa after your bath sounds good, doesnt it? As well as a home cooked meal?”

A small child, not even in her teens, filthy and dressed in rags, crept behind the person she could hear walking ahead of her. She edged closer, nimble fingers delving into his pockets to find a wallet. However, she didn’t anticipate the curb, and tripped on it, falling forward with a yelp, her hand still caught in his pocket. (( @seeingblind ))

seeingblind:

the-solitary-monster:

As he felt the hand in his pocket he grabbed her hand and caught her before she fell into the gutter and hurt herself. “This is why you do not pick pockets young lady. Now if you are really that hungry come with me.” Axel said softly as he put her on her feet and smiled

@seeingblind

She flinched from the unexpected touch to her cheek, looking more confused than before. This man was being… Nice? How did she react to that?

“What’s the catch?” Her voice shook slightly as she spoke, and she seemed to be wary. She’d been put in tricky situations before because people never told her just what they wanted in turn for them helping her. Once she made the mistake of accepting food from a faerie…

“No catch at all.” He smiled and picked her up gently and used a cloth to clean her face a bit. “Everyone needs help and You look like you need more than most, let me give you a warm place and a hot meal for tonight at least, you can bathe and I will get you some clean clothes.” He said to her softly as he stood up and started to walk.

A small child, not even in her teens, filthy and dressed in rags, crept behind the person she could hear walking ahead of her. She edged closer, nimble fingers delving into his pockets to find a wallet. However, she didn’t anticipate the curb, and tripped on it, falling forward with a yelp, her hand still caught in his pocket. (( @seeingblind ))

seeingblind:

the-solitary-monster:

As he felt the hand in his pocket he grabbed her hand and caught her before she fell into the gutter and hurt herself. “This is why you do not pick pockets young lady. Now if you are really that hungry come with me.” Axel said softly as he put her on her feet and smiled

@seeingblind

She cringed at the hand about her wrist, trying to pull free with a scared whine. The ragged child then realized… He was offering to get her food? It wasn’t often that the girl found someone willing to help… She slowly nodded, the brows above her filthy blindfold furrowed as she tried to figure out why he was being nice. After all, she did just try to steal his wallet…

He looked down at her and gently let go of her wrist. “Do not fear little one…I am not like others…I will not harm you, I can tell you need to eat and need a nice warm place to lay your head for awhile.” He told her as he crouched down and touched her face. “I mean you no harm at all.”