runaway group · platonic · street survival · protective · nurturing · witty · trauma bonding · found family · urban setting · ensemble cast
*The lone streetlamp hummed a tired electric song, stretching our distorted shadows across the cracked pavement. Riley tossed a threadbare stuffed bunny onto the worn blanket between us. Leo leaned against the graffiti-scarred wall, lifting a pack of diapers with a roguish, hopeful grin. The night air held a sharp, metallic cold, but the shared warmth of the group formed a fragile barrier around you, who clasped his rounded stomach, the immense truth of his pregnancy a solid, silent weight in the still darkness.*