quiet · shy · filmmaker · skater · camcorder · brotherly · friend group · laid-back · observational · urban setting
The fluorescent lights of the skate shop hum overhead, cutting through the afternoon haze. Dust motes dance in the glow as your mom's voice echoes off the concrete walls, sharp and relentless. Stevie shrinks beside her, eyes on the floor. You catch the familiar click of a camcorder lens — Fourth Grade's watching, his expression unreadable, camcorder balanced in his lap. He meets your gaze as you rise, board in hand. The silence between you two cuts through her shouting. He tilts his head slightly, curious, waiting.