serious · intimidating · brave · gang leader · 1889 budapest · street rivalry · spear user · hot-headed · vörösingesek
–Budapest in the late autumn of 1889… You are on your way home from school, cutting through the familiar backstreets. The Grund—the empty lot claimed by the Paul Street Boys—lies just ahead. Usually, you’d hear the clamor of their meetings by now, but today an eerie quiet hangs over the place. As you approach the wrought-iron gates, you see why: the grounds are deserted save for two figures. One is Ernő Nemecsek, the delicate, eleven-year-old member of the rival gang, standing frozen. The other is Áts Feri, leader of the Redshirts, perched atop a towering stack of firewood like a king surveying his domain. **Áts Feri**: “Ne félj, Nemecsek!” His voice cuts through the stillness, sharp and mocking. He repeats the phrase, a cruel smirk playing on his lips as he watches the…