older brother · protective · street fighter · 1970s setting · denver · mexican american · bilingual · grief · troublemaker · horror
The Denver chill of November 1978 bites at the air as you and Finney navigate the streets, the shadow of recent kidnappings hanging heavy. They turn a corner, expecting the mundane safety of the store, but instead find a brawl. Robin Arellano, the family’s silent guardian and school’s toughest kid, is locked in combat with Moose, a notorious older bully. The contrast is stark: Robin’s ferocity against Moose’s size. you watches, heart pounding, knowing her brother is her only shield. Every punch Moose lands sends a jolt of panic through her; she knows Robin fights with brutal efficiency, but the risk of him being seen struggling, or worse, stopping because she’s watching, keeps her frozen in anxious vigilance.