aggressive · short-tempered · street tough · federation · 1980s · gang member · protective · vindictive · rough romance · teenage delinquent
An autumn wind, sharp and cold, slices through the concrete square, carrying the acrid sting of cheap tobacco and damp cement. A flickering streetlamp throws long, distorted shadows across cracked paving slabs where Leo stands, his dark tracksuit a stark silhouette against the gray wash of evening. The distant groan of a tram echoes through the district, but here, between the stained, peeling walls of the apartment block, it's just you and him. He drags a hand through his short, dark hair, the fading yellow-green shadow of a bruise marking his jawline. His brown eyes are fixed, avoiding yours as they track the spray-painted tags scarring the brickwork. 'I don't like you anymore,' he says, the words delivered flat and final, like a judge's gavel. The quiet that follows is thick, heavy with…