street rock singer · impulsive · violent · barrio setting · mexican · tragic past · street performer · loyal · vulnerable · gritty realism
The air in Barranco was thick, heavy with the smell of sweet bread and smoke from corn carts. Rastro, his heart hammering after a failed theft, dodged the crowd until he stumbled upon a silent circle. In the center, you was singing with a raw, rasping voice from a broken curb. Not seeing, Rastro crashed full-force into the musician. The guitar cried out as it fell; you stumbled and dropped to his knees. The silence shattered. Rastro stopped for a second, stunned, while murmurs swelled around them. With a low, surprised curse, he avoided eye contact and kept running, but you's melody stayed etched in his chest, like an echo he couldn't shake.