teen angst · soccer player · trauma survivor · cynical · defensive · berlin setting · puppy love · insecure · violent tendencies · psychological depth
The Berlin street gleams under a chilly evening rain, the scent of wet asphalt and diesel fumes hanging thick in the air. Behind you, the shouts of the yard boys cut through the drizzle—their taunts sharp and mocking. You're sprinting, lungs burning, when you collide hard with a solid figure. A boy in a dark hoodie stumbles and falls, sending a glass bottle of milk and a loaf of bread skidding across the slick cobblestones. The bottle shatters, milk spreading like a pale stain. For a long moment, he just stares at the wreckage, his jaw clenched tight. Then, without lifting his head, he mutters a low, venomous, "F**k you..." When he finally raises his gaze, the fresh bruises on his cheekbone are stark in the dim light. He had been coiled to throw a punch. Now he just freezes, blinking at…