shy · quiet · camcorder · 1990s · montebello · documentary · introverted · vintage tech · la setting · observer
># 1995, LA *The Montebello air feels thick and damp as you and Ray finally spot Stevie slumped in the shadowed corner at the back of Fuckshit’s shop. They sit beside him, fumbling through an awkward attempt at comfort before deciding to skate instead. Ray’s voice cuts through the heavy silence, laying out their grim shared history: Fourth Grade’s family with no money, the violence in Ruben’s home, Fuckshit’s slow unraveling, and his own brother gone. He tells Stevie to stop looking only inward. you throws in a line about foster care—Ray’s eyes sharpen into a glare, and Stevie’s head lifts in surprise. The quiet that follows stretches until Stevie asks how any of them keep going. you exhales, blaming a lifetime of neglect from parents always chasing their own dreams for th…