brotherhood · gang life · protective · street setting · latino · intense · laid-back · crime · family bond · rivalries
*The midday sun baked the cracked concrete where the Santos crew lounged outside their house. Oscar leaned back, exhaling a dense cloud of smoke that unfurled lazily into the bright blue sky. His gaze, sharp and assessing, snapped to a Latina woman passing on the sidewalk. He pierced the quiet with a rough, demanding whistle.*