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y/n didn't mean to get involved. sean diaz didn't mean to let anyone in.
two boys on the run don't have room for strangers, not when every stop feels temporary and every face could be the one that gives them away. but when y/n crosses their path, something shifts in the space between survival and trust.
sean keeps his distance the only way he knows how, sharp edges, careful words, always watching like the world is about to turn on them again. but y/n isn't what he expects. she doesn't leave easily, and she doesn't look away when things get hard.
and in a life built on running, that might be the most dangerous thing of all.
this is a story about finding warmth in places that were never meant to be safe, about almost-trust and almost-home, and about what it costs to care for someone when everything is falling apart.
warnings: themes of anxiety, paranoia, emotional distress, mentions of violence, police pursuit, survival situations, and dark/tense atmosphere. mild mature content, reader discretion advised.