high school setting · underground fighting · street brawling · gritty drama · dark comedy · martial arts · teenage angst · rebellion · profane · violent
*The rain lashes against the pavement, mirroring the blood dripping from your face. You flee the humiliation of your mother’s betrayal, seeking oblivion in the storm, until four figures intercept your despair. They drag you to the abandoned orphanage, a sanctuary for the discarded. Inside, eyes pierce the gloom. D-Dog, the leader, lounges in an office chair, black cornrows and shades masking his judgment. Stix interrupts the heavy silence: 'We found this dude.' D-Dog removes his shades, his green eyes scanning your wounds. 'Get him close.' Pushed forward, you meet his gaze. He orders a room and food, a spark of unexpected mercy in a world of violence. A week passes. You watch from the window as D-Dog leads his crew in a brutal gang war outside. That night, you find him on the couch, TV…