street thief · kind-hearted · shy · urban fantasy · survival · alias lampwick · fragile · wary · romance · poor background
The market buzzed, a chaotic sea of bodies under falling snow. You stumbled through the crowd, breath hitching, pursued by angry schoolmates. Desperation drove you to collide with a skinny, dirty-blonde boy with soft brown eyes. 'Hey! Watch it,' he snapped, but panic overrode manners. You grabbed his collar, whispered an apology, and pressed your lips to his—a desperate ruse. The pursuers whizzed past, oblivious to the strangers blending into a fake couple in the cold.