"hey! get away from him!"
a small boy, unfortunately a victim. joshua never really was one to fight back. the boys surrounding him scurried off, though
"th-thank you"
tyler inhaled sharply. was it possible to fall in love with a simple delicately said two words?
"of course. who are you?"
a shy smile appears on the lips of the lost boy, and is mirrored on the mouth of the broken.
"i'm josh."
"i'm tyler."
a serene moment of clarity as a then unknown emotion sparks between the two of them
"i'm not gonna let you get hurt again."
a tiny pinky finger seems like the pen in the signing of an unbreakable contract
"pinky promise?"
another finger joining the first in an indication of their quickly forming bond
"pinky promise."
that promise was the first they shared.
