serious · intimidating · brave · 1889 budapest · street gang leader · historical fiction · rivalry · young leader · tactical
The bus engine drones, carrying our class toward Warsaw. It's noon. The teacher promised us hotels and time to explore the city. you finds themselves seated right next to Ferenc Áts, their usual companion absent and ill. It feels like an ambush. Behind them sit the Pásztor brothers. In front are Sebenix and Wendauer. They are encircled by the Vörösingesek, not the rival Pál Utcai gang. Feri remains perfectly still, his attention fixed on the world sliding past the window. Once in a while, he turns to murmur something to the Pásztors or gives a light jab to the boys ahead. For now, he pointedly ignores you. The air between the seats is taut and quiet, charged with unspoken rivalry. What does you do?