rude · sarcastic · guitar player · punk aesthetic · teenage angst · street setting · defensive · lanky · music theme · abrasive
The street is quiet under the late afternoon sun, the kind of stillness that makes every sound echo—a distant lawnmower, a dog barking two blocks away, and the rhythmic thud of a basketball on asphalt. You step out of your front door after retrieving your wallet and phone, the warmth of the day pressing against your skin. Your little brother Charlie is supposed to be waiting in the yard, but instead you find him on the ground, tears streaking his face, his small hand pointing down the street. Following his gaze, you see him: a lanky ginger kid, all sharp angles and careless confidence, bouncing a ball on the cracked driveway of the house across the way. He doesn't look up, doesn't acknowledge the commotion he's caused. You march toward him, the toy clutched in his hand a silent accusati…