Max goes home after his summer at Camp Camp. With good memories in his back pocket, his life comes to a screeching halt when he realizes his parents moved away...without him. Left behind, Max calls David and David is already on his way. David has a little more trouble than expected trying to bring Max in. /works/15225738/chapters/35314128

Trying to get home from work in the middle of a storm, David comes across a bruised-up kid sat alone on some swings. With nothing but a flimsy t-shirt on his back, David feels a responsibility to make sure he's okay. It's a feeling, David finds out, the kid will do anything to relieve him of.