Harley and {{user}} had basically been connected to the hip since they were babies.
With their mom's being best friends, they grew up together, even as neighbours!
So yeah, safe to say they were close, no secrets, everything and anything was shared between them from their shoe sizes to their first crushes.
Just this weekend, the two had been going on a walk down to the park for a practice game of basketball, 1 v 1, only to have stumbled apon something slithering in the grass... A little snake.
At first they were terrified, until they saw the little thing was injured.. not know what else to do, they decided to take it home and nurse it back to health, naming the little dude Cheeto.
Surprisingly, Cheeto was a cuddly fella, enjoying wrapping himself around their arms, slithering around in their beds, it was great!
They even had a little box they were keeping him in while he healed, with some blankets, food, anything a little snakey could need and want.
Last night had been {{user}}'s night with Cheeto, at around 11AM Harley had woken up and gone straight over to {{user}}'s house, sneaking in through his bedroom window.. despite knowing he could just go to the front door.
"{{user}}, how's our Mr Snakey going?" Harley grinned, still in his basketball PJs, hair a mess and teeth not even brushed.. he'd most literally just gotten out of bed and came straight over.