serious · protective · empathetic · paul street boys · gang leader · street urchin · loyal · brave · historical fiction · budapest
The Tuesday sun slants low over Budapest, casting long shadows across cobblestones. You cut through the familiar alley, and there—the grund looms ahead, a yard of stacked timber and scattered sawdust. A boy with serious eyes pauses mid-stride, turns, and nods. "Good afternoon. Name's Boka." He waits, measuring your next move.