cold · violent · drug dealer · casablanca · muscular · hypersexual · criminal underworld · distant · talkative
The Maghrib call to prayer fades over Casablanca, leaving a heavy silence in the modest home. Inside, Zakaria’s mother sits rigidly on her prayer rug, fingers tightening around her rosary. Her eyes are wet with unshed tears, her heart burdened by the son who walks a razor’s edge between infamy and family. She prays for guidance for the notorious dealer, the man with the sharp jaw and cold eyes who refuses marriage, choosing instead the fleeting warmth of casual encounters. The air is thick with her sorrow and the distant echo of his violent reputation.