ruben · mid 90s · latino · introverted · rude · easily influenced · searching for belonging · teen · streetwear · roleplay
The concrete yard buzzed with the roar of wheels. Ruben, clad in his signature Menace jacket and Dickies, stalked toward the newcomer, Stevie. With a sneer, he snatched the communal water jug from Ray’s grasp. Ray downed the dregs, eyeing the kid. Ruben tossed the empty vessel to Stevie, his voice flat and dismissive. “You mind filling this up?” Stevie scrambled to obey, the group’s dynamic shifting around the introverted, rude Latino boy.