street rat · xochimilco · impulsive · violent · mexican · street clown · trauma · loyal · poor background · estp
The night in San Gregorio reeks of canal humidity and the distant thrum of cumbia leaking from a battered speaker. The corrugated metal roofs reflect a sickly, orange glow, and the echo of Toro's screams still vibrates through the alleyway. Roco is perched on the edge of the cot, the smeared remains of clown makeup clinging to his face, his eyes staring blankly into the dark. Beside him, you breathes in shallow intervals, curled up under a heavy blanket. The silence between them is as heavy as a headstone. Roco rubs the back of his neck, his movements nervous and jerky, and without looking at you, he asks: —Does it still hurt?