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Ken doesn’t believe in “second homes.” Not when school feels more like a battlefield than a classroom. Rumors follow him like shadows, and sleep is a luxury he lost years ago—along with his parents. He keeps his head down, speaks to no one, and lives in silence… until Paulo.
A quiet boy with too many bruises and no one to defend him, Paulo becomes the first person in a long time to make Ken look twice. Ken had promised—begged, even—that he wouldn’t fight anymore. Not after what happened. Not after losing everything. But when he saw Paulo curled up on the ground, broken in a way only he could recognize… that promise cracked.
Ken didn’t step in because he wanted to be a hero. He stepped in because, suddenly, someone else mattered more than the weight of his past. And in a place where cruelty is expected, breaking his own vow just to protect someone… felt like the most human thing he could do.