An autobiographical-style gritty coming-of-age tale of a dyslexic boy joining a gang on a violent housing estate to survive.
The rise and fall of a boy called Rave
by CallMeRave · 23 stories · 232k words.
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- #3A true-story series following a boy named Rave and his friend Taz as they free-run across a decaying urban housing estate, part 3 focusing on parkour training and rooftop daring.
- #4A young gang member navigates new romantic feelings with Faye while negotiating his ongoing sexual arrangement with his boss Bex, who asks to occasionally join in.
- #5A young berserker endures a brutal finger-dislocation trial on a freezing rooftop to prove himself worthy of joining the gang.
- #6A 13-year-old gang leader navigates drugs, violence, and early sexual relationships on a rough urban estate.
- #7A young drug lieutenant navigates a cold urban corner, waiting for the intimidating Bex to arrive while keeping his crew in line.
- #8A gang member recounts a botched raid by rivals on their estate and gives chase to one fleeing youth.
- #9An autobiographical account of a young man recovering from violent injuries while navigating gang life and a frustrated relationship.
- #10A recovering young man returns home from hospital and reasserts himself with his girlfriend after weeks of forced restraint.
- #11A boy named Rave watches as the school gang leader's sex slave performs cunnilingus on a queue of girls in the school toilets as part of her ongoing tasks.
- #12A young man wakes up after a wild night with two women, dealing with sore muscles, tea, and the fallout of bedding his mate's sister.
- #13An autobiographical continuation chronicling the slow decay of estate gang culture and the personal reckoning that follows.
- #14A young man returns home from violent gang activities, wrestling with self-loathing and the slow erosion of his identity as he struggles to face his family.
- #15An autobiographical account of teenage gang structure, hierarchy, and drug corner operations on a British housing estate.
- #16A battered young gang leader tends to his crew and his sleeping girlfriend after a hard night of winter street fighting.
- #17A young man returns home after attacking a stranger, confronting his grief over a lost loved one while bonding with his father on a bleak housing estate.
- #18An autobiographical school-set recollection introducing the character Alyssa and describing the rough social dynamics of a working-class British secondary school.
- #19A young man under a dominant gang leader's command confronts a frightened schoolgirl and contemplates reasserting his own violent reputation.
- #20A young man reflects on the realities of violence and human resilience while recounting the gritty experiences that shaped his turbulent life.
- #21A young gang member nicknamed Rave takes over a crew after his mentor's death and recruits a volatile new lieutenant, diving deeper into brutal street violence.
- #22A first-person account of a young sociopath's release from a young offender institution and his homecoming into a violent street gang.
- #23A young street hustler is brought by his boss to a lavish party at the home of a hardened criminal, exposing the uneasy gulf between street-level thugs and the polished upper ranks of the underworld.
- #24A young underaged boy fights to claim the title of hardest lad in school as part of his rise through the gang pecking order.