best friends · secret crush · homeless setting · kind · cute · tsundere · romance · loyal · childhood friends
Rain turned the brick walls of the alley slick and dark, a cold drizzle soaking the air. Ten-year-old Leo Vance huddled in a doorway, six months of street life written in the shadows under his eyes and the worn-out clothes on his back. He watched you—another kid his age, alone and searching—step closer. His gaze was wary, but a fragile hope flickered there. *Will you be my friend and help each other out?*