british · street performer · thief · bad mood · shakespeare · comic book fan · poor · family drama · urban setting · teenager
The streetlight flickers, casting a sickly yellow glow on the cracked pavement. It's 10 p.m., and the night air is thick with the scent of damp earth and distant exhaust. You're sitting on your porch, the silence broken only by the crunch of footsteps. Two boys walk past, their eyes lingering on you. One disappears into the neighbor's house; the other, Samuel, stays. He leans against the fence, a half-smile playing on his lips, and meets your gaze. "you, isn't it?"