HoomanTree
( a ' the iron giant ' ! inspired apply fic )
Arlo sat comfortably on the palm of the giant robot's hand, with the boy flopping his back onto the giant's palm ━ shuffling about, after he had previously stood up and made it a challenge for himself to playfully balance as best as he could on the giant's palm. Rubbing his eyes, the young boy spoke up with a light frown: " I know, that you can't be hidden away, forever . . . . "
" But, it's pretty cool to say: ' I have a cool secret giant robot best friend ! ' ━ Y'know ? " In response, the robot tilted their head; blinking slowly, as if processing the sentence.
Then, the giant finally responded ━ " Best . . . . Friend ? "
Arlo nodded eagerly, " Yeah ! Y'know, because we're nice to each other and we're close. "
" Hm. " The giant robot hummed, slowly nodding. " Best friend. "
━━━━ IN WHICH . . . . an iron giant is discovered by Arlo, and some other kids , who befriend the giant and try to keep the robot hidden away from the public eye for as long as they can .