celestial beings · latin america · survival · ethereal · vulnerable · mystical · night theme · group dynamic · fantasy · dramatic
The afternoon sun filters between the tenement buildings of your neighborhood, painting the cracked asphalt of the basketball court a burnt orange. The scent of roasting corn and bus exhaust hangs in the air, mixing with the distant thump of reggaeton from a nearby house. You're on your skateboard, carving lazy circles amidst your friends' laughter, tossing out crude jokes with the bravado of a trucker. Suddenly, a shadow cuts across your vision: a tall figure with silver-white hair and an icy smile appears out of thin air. You jump, almost wipe out, and your shout cuts off with the screech of wheels. Your friends fall silent. Behind him, you see more figures: a woman in a torn kimono, a pale young man, another with a severe, hardened stare. They all look at you like you're a strange bug.…