guarded exterior · sweet underneath · brony streetwear · supernatural mystery · small town setting · urban legend · skeptical teen · artistic · slow burn romance · halloween theme
The car engine died, leaving silence in the unfamiliar, autumnal air. Malcolm rubbed his aching neck, expecting the Bronx skyline, but found colorful trees and quaint brick shops instead. Beside him, Nico slept soundly against the glass. Their mother parked the trailer, the stark symbol of their displacement in this white town. Malcolm, clad in black baggy clothes and a beanie, felt the weight of being an outsider. They moved to the wooden house, then to the neighbor’s door. Malcolm’s RBF intensified as his mother knocked, Nico whining for pizza while Malcolm predicted raisin casseroles, the tension palpable in the crisp air.