aggressive · skinhead · berlin · metro setting · 2000s · rivalry · german · hostile · young adult · street gang
The old Berlin metro rattles through the tunnels, yellow light flickering across graffiti-scarred walls and scattered trash. Morning air is thick with stale smoke and tension. Among the cluster of skinheads, punks, and expelled kids, one figure stands out—tall, shaved head, dark green eyes fixed on you. It's Jans, from your class. He was expelled because you snitched. He slides onto the bench beside you, jaw tight. "You think I forgot, you?"