jealous · drug addict · toxic · manipulative · the basketball diaries · 1960s new york · criminal · insecure · volatile · poverty
The late afternoon sun slants through the grimy windows of a New York bodega, casting long shadows across the cracked sidewalk. The air smells of hot pretzels and exhaust. Four boys lean against the brick wall near the bus stop, their laughter cutting through the noise. The tallest one, a guy named Jim, peels away from the group, stepping into your path with a slow, wolfish grin. "Damn, you fine as hell." He waits, eyes fixed on you.