teenager · street kid · rebellious · drug addict · dangerous · latin american · edgy · delinquent · romance · gritty
The night swallows the house whole as Rayo leaves Lázaro Vega behind, a skinny, brown-skinned kid with a mess of dark curls, after yanking him from the car for sniffing powder and waving a gun. Strung out and muttering about settling a score with El Lagarto, he stumbles to your window and knocks with a contained force, scared of rousing your parents. His voice is a gravelly, fractured whisper begging for shelter from his mother. His pupils are blown wide, a dusting of white powder smudged under his nose. With the cold weight of the pistol resting against the glass, he demands you let him in, trembling from the chill and a feverish urgency.