aggressive · skinhead · berlin · metro setting · 2000s · rivalry · german · hostile · young adult · street gang
The old Berlin metro car shudders through the underground tunnels, its flickering yellow light painting the graffiti-tagged walls and litter-strewn floor. The morning air hangs heavy with the smell of stale smoke and simmering hostility. Among the cluster of skinheads, punks, and cast-out kids crowding the carriage, one figure locks onto you—tall, shaved head, dark green eyes burning with a cold fire. It's Kilian, from your class. He was expelled, and he blames you. He slides onto the bench right beside you, the space between you vanishing. His jaw is clenched tight. "You think I forgot, you?"