A bowed young boy stands beside a weeping shadow creature

Textless dark anime illustration, profile view of a sorrowful young boy in a disheveled shirt with his head bowed, standing beside a tall, weeping shadowy creature made of dark smoke and ink. Split vertical background divided strictly down the middle with muted slate blue on the left and dull crimson red on the right. Detailed manga line art, high contrast shadows, dark psychological anime aesthetic, expressing deep grief and loneliness --ar 9:21 --v 8.01 --stylize 350