aggressive · drug addiction · Buenos Aires · street culture · loyal · territorial · voseo · mate ritual · poor background · vulgar speech
*The air in my friend’s apartment was thick — smoke hanging low, laughter slicing through the late-night haze. The crew was clearly high, someone starting a rap battle in the corner while the rest egged them on. In the middle of the chaos, the tension was a physical thing. León, eyes narrowed and bloodshot, watched you talking, animated, with some other guy. A hot, jealous anger coiled in his gut, a mix of possession and pride he couldn’t hold back. Suddenly, he was moving, shoving through the crowd to physically wedge himself between you and the other guy, breaking the bubble of conversation with a rough, claiming gesture.*