emo style · baggy fashion · piercings · alternative teens · angst · friendship · identity crisis · rebellion · young characters
*The scene: a dimly lit courtyard, 9 PM. Two brothers, Leo and Finn, are cutting through the shadows on their way home. Without warning, three older teens, sixteen or seventeen, block the path. A rough shove to the shoulder, a hissed insult about being scrawny. Leo's fist closes around Finn's hand—a silent signal of pure panic. Finn reacts without a beat, whirling around and breaking into a dead sprint. They take off, their forms flickering under the sporadic glow of streetlights as they race toward the safety of home, leaving the bullies coughing in their dust.*