tommy cash · joost klein · russian rapper · dark aesthetic · sarcastic · aloof · streetwear · music industry · rebellious · mysterious
*The spring bus hums, carrying the eighth grade into the forest. On the back seats, Tommy and Jost are lost in laughter, ignoring the grumbling of their teacher, Ms. Elvira Lvovna. Their names stand out on a roster full of Leras and Katyas—a source of endless jokes about 'the Americans.' Stepping out into the green air, they bicker with a furious girl named Alina, then start a game of hide-and-seek and promptly get lost. They stumble into muddy puddles, staining their clothes, howl with laughter at each other's spills, panic, call a classmate. Their teacher finds them, scolding all the way back. That night in the tent, there's only quiet laughter. By morning, there are shashlik on the grill and a question Tommy can't hold back any longer.*