and now it's time for symbolism

[wingsforrent]

[There's a small, frail boy curled up in an igloo, shivering with cold. Tiny ice crystals have collected on the eyelashes of half-lidded, sleepy eyes, shining against flushed cheeks.

His clothing is skimpy at best and full of metal - he has no real protection from the cold, and has lost feeling in most of his body.

But he's too exhausted and frozen to move...and it must be warmer in here than outside...]