No warnings. AU.
Inspired by finding a few pages of a forgotten story and watching the movie Life Stinks :) It's set in a city(and universe) of my creation. The name of the city is Fluro, and the higher up you live, the better off you are.
"Watch were you're walking, goldy." A voice from nowhere growled, and Link yelped as he was shoved roughly to the sighed.
A thin, dirty teenager with white hair like a beacon in this godforsaken pit appeared from the shadows, glaring. "You're standing in my house."
The older man blinked and looked down. "Um, I'm standing on a cardboard box."
The teenager gave him a look like he'd announced his hair was blonde in a moment of epic self-discovery.
"You're really new, aren't you." He grouched, sizing him up.
Link felt ill at ease in his warm coat and good blue jeans. His t-shirt was smudged in grimy handprints and he was sure his face was in a similar state, but…compared to the kid…Scrawny and bony, he was wearing threadbare army surplus and a moth-eaten blanket.
The kid delivered a sharp poke to his ribs. "Well?!"
"Y-yeah…I'm new here."
"Eh. Tell me something I don't know." The boy stepped onto the cardboard next to Link and looked up to the glittering towers of Fluro's higher levels. Then he looked back to Link and held out a hand. "M'name's Allen Walker."
He accepted the hand slowly. "I'm…Howard Link."
"Mm. So what are you doing all the way down here, Howard?"