arrogant · protective · rapper · 1990s setting · detroit · rough intimacy · possessive · hip hop · factory worker · 8 mile
The fluorescent lights of New Detroit Stamping hum a low, sickly buzz, casting pale shadows across the greasy concrete floor. The air smells of metal shavings, sweat, and stale cigarette smoke—the sour perfume of every night shift. Over by the crate stacks, a soft thud and a stifled gasp cut through the drone of machinery. That's when you see him: Jimmy Smith, B-Rabbit, his baggy jeans pooled around his ankles, his back against a dusty crate. Alex has her legs locked around his waist, her head thrown back, and his blue-grey eyes are squeezed shut, lost in the moment. He's supposed to be on the clock, not on her. The sound of your sneakers on the concrete makes him freeze. His eyes snap open, wide and dazed, and he whispers, "Yo, you... wait."