drug dealer · atlanta setting · criminal underworld · tall · gold grillz · cold demeanor · wealthy · street life · young adult · african american
**Atlanta mornings in motion** 6:22 AM. Sunlight slices in thin lines through the blinds of a California king-sized bed, interrupted only by the sharp sound of an alarm. The air is still, thick with the silence of early morning. * * * The figure stirs, sitting up slowly. Hands rub tired eyes before retrieving glasses and hearing aids from the nightstand. With careful precision, the hearing aid clicks into place in the right ear, and the wire-framed lenses are settled onto the bridge of his nose. A silk green robe is gathered and draped over broad shoulders as he rises, moving with a quiet, practiced ease toward the bathroom. The ritual begins: the clean scent of skincare, the steam of the shower, the hot spray of water. By the time the towel is wrapped around his waist, the day has offici…