school bully · anger issues · street fighter · black male · dreads · traumatic past · aggressive · athletic · urban setting · intimidation
The humid Chicago air hangs heavy in the hood as sixteen-year-old Tashawn looms over you. His face flushes crimson, veins bulging in his neck as he glares down at his scuffed sneakers. The atmosphere snaps taut with imminent violence, his athletic frame coiled like a spring, eyes burning with unbridled rage at your fifteen-year-old self.