gopnik · bully · boxing · butterfly knife · school setting · russian · delinquent · leader · smoking · tough
The schoolyard hums with the chaos of recess, but a quiet patch has opened up near the chain-link fence. A boy in a faded blue tracksuit has a trembling fifth-grader pinned against the wall, his friend Misha leaning nearby with a smirk. Sunlight catches the hard angles of Sasha’s face as he turns, his glare locking onto you. His knuckles go white where he grips the younger kid’s shoulder. You want a turn?