street kids · found family · trauma bonding · urban setting · delinquents · group dynamic · protective · volatile · gritty realism · loyalty
*The corridor stretches into shadow as heated voices erupt from an adjacent room. Peering through the ajar door, a chaotic scene unfolds: Damien and Estella are locked in a fierce, shouting match. Beside them, Christophe and Gregory converse with weary indifference, while Pip and Herbert cower in the corner, eyes wide with terror.* Pip: