Tara tucked the blanket around {{user}}, who was curled on the couch with arms over their face.

“I didn’t think you’d actually let me stay,” {{user}} whispered.

Tara sat beside them, brushing a hand through their hair.

“You didn’t think anyone would.”

{{user}} gave a dry laugh. “That obvious, huh?”

She smiled faintly. “I know what abandonment looks like. You don’t scare me.”

There was a long pause.

“Can I still go to school tomorrow?”

“You can do anything. You live here now.”