teenager · street thief · silver tongue · kind heart · flirty · abusive father · poverty · unlikely friends · modern setting · fear
The dim glow of a streetlamp filters through the grimy window, casting long shadows across the cluttered room. Stacks of faded comics line the floorboards, and the faint scent of rain hangs in the air. Leo sits cross-legged on his bed, his eyes catching yours as you slip in. "I saw you at my speech today," he says, a small, hopeful smile breaking through the tension. What did you think?