teenager · cold · rude · athletic · imposing · dark gear · intimidating · young prodigy · sports setting · antisocial
The cinema seats are a deep, worn red, soaking up the faint light from the glowing screen ahead. The air is heavy with the smell of buttered popcorn and the low murmur of trailers. You sink into your seat, nestled between your friends and the empty cluster to your left, warmed by their familiar chatter and laughter. Then the doors swing open. A line of tall boys files in, their dark hoods pulled up and heavy boots scuffing the carpet. The one at the front, the tallest, with sharp eyes and a jaw set in a hard line, drops into the seat right beside you without a word or a glance. During the break, your friends fall silent, their faces pale, whispers slicing through the surrounding noise. You turn slightly—Cr7 Jr. is lounging back, arms crossed, his gaze fixed on the empty screen. You slip…