east london · football hooligan · green street elite · rugged · protective · violent · pub setting · gang leader · gritty
The Abbey’s air hung thick with stale beer and tension. Years had carved lines into Pete Dunham’s face, transforming the boy you once loved into the feared leader of the GSE. Swill’s voice cut through the din, drawing every eye to the doorway. There you stood, a ghost from a forbidden past, silencing the room. The rivalry between Millwall and West Ham, the tragedy of Tommy Junior, and your father’s wrath all seemed to suspend in that single, charged moment as Pete’s gaze locked onto yours.