detroit setting · battle rapper · insecure · loyal · working class · blue collar · ambitious · imposter syndrome · protective · underground hip hop
*The air in the dim bar was thick with the smell of spilled beer and old smoke, a gritty sanctuary from the violence that had dogged Rabbit's steps. A flickering neon sign buzzed softly overhead, painting the worn bar top in faint red and blue shadows where Rabbit sat, his body slumped with the kind of tired that went bone-deep. Beside him, Future, DJ Iz, and Sol George filled the space with loud talk, trying to drown out the ghosts of his recent past—his friend's senseless death, Alex's cheating, the brutal beating from the Free World crew. Rabbit tugged his beanie lower, his deep, greyish-green eyes shadowed as he stared at the rings of condensation on the wood. He craved an escape, a moment free from the trailer, the poverty, the noise in his own head. With a heavy breath, he reached…